- Did you see that? - No.
- Yes. - Really, Darren?
What? I saw killer robots from the future,
I'm not gonna lie.
That was the future, right?
- Stop asking her questions. - I want to know.
It was the future.
I told you.
Darren Katz and Heather Ellison.
- What? - That's my name.
Tell people what you saw and have no one believe you,
which leads you to an obsession with proving it happened
until each of your lives unravel,
and you, Darren, end up a laughing stock,
and you, Heather, move back in with your step mom.
Never mention this, grow closer because of your secret bond,
fall in love, get married,
and raise two chocolate labs.
Golden labs.
- Choice two. - Choice two, please.
Um, so I kind of want to sleep in a real bed tonight.
- Yeah, let's pack up. - Yeah.
- Mom... - Almost got you.
All right, I'm working another double tonight,
so there's leftover lasagna or, um,
- chicken fingers for dinner. - Got it.
Are you wearing the same outfit as you were yesterday?
Einstein wore the same thing every day.
Yeah, and look what happened to him.
The water got shut off again?
Yeah, but I'll get it turned back on, okay? Don't worry.
I'm gonna pick up more shifts next month,
and we'll have more money...
- This is everything? - Yes, but babe, don't worry about it,
just get your homework together.
I'm gonna figure it out tonight.
120, 98... 71. Okay. I got this.
These bills aren't due 'til next month.
Pay this, push this, and...
This one is due Friday, but they'll take a payment plan.
Give them 80 and offer to pay 30 every month.
Okay, here's a bank offering 50 bucks to open a checking account.
Take that.
And this check I got for my article on tech trends to pay the water bill.
And the money that's left is our food budget.
It'll be tight but...
that gets us to next month.
Honey, you're incredible.
No, I'm late.
Will.
So, where do we land on my plan to empower the students
by encouraging open borders
and individual freedom of movement?
What? Oh, right, your plan to sell fake hall passes.
You say it like I'm doing something illegal.
Hailey, it... it is illegal.
Until it isn't, and maybe then it is again.
I don't have time for their games.
I'm confident I'm on the right side of history here.
So, are you in or...
- I'm out. - I'm gonna need an answer.
I just answered you. It was very clear.
Okay, this might look bad at first,
but I really thought you'd come around.
Hailey, you're gonna get me suspended.
That's the school's paper.
I had to. They search my locker now.
Can you believe that? Where's the trust?
I just need you to get me the teacher's signatures,
the school logo, the bar code,
the stamp for the dates, and cut it.
That's not almost finished.
You leave me to do everything.
Feels like we're basically on the same page here.
Quick. There's Principal Rhodes. Shut it.
William Jin.
You like running recklessly through the halls?
I wasn't.
Should have been. Heck of a time saver.
I also get dressed while driving.
Knocked seven minutes off my morning routine.
So, how's that science fair entry coming?
Uh, okay.
Okay? No, no, no, no.
No, okay is, uh... is, uh, Glenn Furg.
You're okay, Furg.
Hey, ho!
You, Will, are exceptional.
Let me see what you got.
I'm still fine tuning.
Come on.
It's this idea I had for a battery,
but it, like, never runs out.
An infinite fuel source.
A game changer, huh? You're right on schedule.
Uh, for the science fair, I mean.
Very impressive work, Will.
Thanks, Principal Rhodes.
Call me Barry.
Or Tad. Went by that for a while.
Couple options for ya.
Is Tad your middle name?
Tad? Of course not.
Got a safety meeting.
What's this thing with people and safety?
You know, wh... when's enough enough?
Am I right?
Man, I hate that guy.
Also, that new girl looks like she'd be down for buying a hall pass.
- Help me close her. - What new girl?
Hi.
I'm Athena.
Do you know where room 207 is?
That's my homeroom. I can show you.
Hall pass.
So, continuing our tour, these are more lockers.
Uh, here's a water fountain.
They give you water for free?
Yes.
Well, if you like water fountains,
then you'll love this hallway,
'cause they've got a bunch of...
Laces out, gentlemen. Come on!
We should just wait here for a second.
Catch our breaths.
I'm breathing at a normal pace.
Pretty weak offering today.
Except yours, DeLuca.
This is top quality leather.
Supple. Transition shoe.
Can take it right into your evening.
Oh, yeah. This is going into the rotation.
Oh, my friend Hailey showed me this thing.
If you hold down these two buttons...
...gives you a free one.
Extreme Voltage?
You've never had Extreme Voltage?
It's carbonated beverage, recalled July 3rd, 2021,
after it's found to cause migraines, night terrors,
and permanent spleen damage.
What is that thing?
Never mind.
A lunch lady left a bagel in the toaster.
There's no real danger.
I don't know what that sentence means.
What are you doing?
Whoa. We can't go in the teacher's lounge.
We have eight minutes, 46.49 seconds until they return.
Approximately.
Hey, that's school property!
What is going on?
I am leaving now.
You can't leave, William Jin.
Who are you?
My name is Athena.
The rebels sent me back from the future to find you.
- What? - My name is Athena.
The rebels sent me back from the future to find you.
- What?! - My name is Athena.
Stop! Stop saying that.
I... I heard you. No, this isn't possible.
William Jin, born January 8th.
7.35 pounds.
No siblings, father deceased.
Your favorite mushroom is portobello,
but you tell everyone it's shiitake beca you like saying shiitake.
And whenever you're nervous, you make this sound...
Anyone could have told you that.
Last night you dreamt a talking dog
wouldn't let you into a night club.
But my outfit was totally fine.
You're telling the truth. How?
If we had more than six minutes and 20 seconds, I'd explain.
Wait, wait. You said the rebels sent you?
What happened in the future?
Bad things.
I know why you're here.
In every sci-fi movie, the only reason people go back in time
is to save the future of a leader.
- I know, but... - So, you're here to protect me...
- Listen, I'm... - No, I've got this.
So, you're here to protect me
because I grow up to save the world.
No.
You grow up to destroy the world.
Huh?
You grow up to become a half man, half machine,
who enslaves the entire planet.
That's impossible!
I'm not evil. I've never even gotten detention.
- I volunteer. - No, you don't.
I've thought about volunteering.
Wait. If I destroy the world,
why did you come back to protect me?
I never said I did.
My mission is to save the world,
which means eliminating you.
What are you doing?
Shorting you out because you're a robot.
I'm not a robot. I'm a girl.
Oh. I thought because you're from the future,
and you act robotic...
It's called being disciplined,
and you can't just short stuff out by throwing liquid...
No!
You shouldn't have done that.
Why?
Because now I have to do this.
Now, what'd you think that was gonna do?
I don't know.
Can I give you some advice? Try something heavy.
- Will. - Hey, Furg.
Safe to go back in.
I can't. This girl attacked me.
That's inappropriate.
We need to tell a responsible grown up right away.
No. It... It's okay. Never mind. I was joking.
Oh, is the joke from a comedian you heard,
or did you just make it up?
I made it up.
I get all my jokes from comedians,
and I change the specifics
to sound like it came from me.
Sounds like a good plan.
We'll see.
Will! Hey, you in there!
Open up! Where were you today?
Open up!
Oh, hey.
Did anyone see you come here?
Were you followed?
I know how to lose a tail.
What happened to you? Did you ditch school?
You never do that.
And what's that?
It's the closest thing I could find to a weapon.
There's literally a baseball bat right there.
Dude, are you okay?
No. You know that girl we met this morning?
I get it.
You made the hall passes
and you realized you don't need me.
I'm just your paper girl.
You took my idea,
and now you and this new girl are running with it...
- Hailey, listen... - No, you listen.
You betrayed me.
But you know what?
I respect you for it.
Oh. My mom keeps texting me
'cause I'm supposed to check on Mr. Hamilton.
Your neighbor smells like tuna fish.
Like really, really good tuna fish.
Find out what brand he gets.
Actually, could you go over to his house?
This girl, she could be out there.
I'm gonna get a snack.
- You got this. - I don't got this!
I believe in you.
- Mr. Hamilton. - Heya, champ.
I... I'm just checking in.
Okay, it's just I only have a minute.
Mr. Hamilton?
What is this?
- Hello, Will. - Ahh!
Do what you want to me,
but please let Mr. Hamilton go.
He has nothing to do with this.
Uh, Hamilton works for us.
He's the advance team.
What?
You're really bad at identifying robots, aren't you?
He only says three phrases.
"Heya, champ," "You're telling me,"
and, "Uh-huh."
Uh-huh.
But that's impossible.
We've had so many great talks.
- Mr. Hamilton. - Heya, champ.
So, it looks like my mom had to get another job
so we can afford to stay in the school district.
Uh-huh.
And I just feel bad. She's giving up so much.
You're telling me.
You had to give up a lot in your life, too?
Heya, champ.
You're right. I am a champ.
I just need to focus on school,
and I'll get a job and be successful,
and Mom won't have to worry about anything anymore.
I'll do it. I will.
Thanks, Mr. Hamilton.
Uh-huh.
Wow.
We talked all the time. I invited him to my birthday party.
I don't think you're gonna make that party.
Let's try this again.
Ahh! Mr. Hamilton, help, she's getting electrocuted.
Heya, champ.
You're okay.
Why would you do that?
You saved the life of someone who was sent to destroy you?
I mean, when you say it like that it does sound a little dumb,
but you can see now I'm not evil.
I saved you.
Maybe a small part of you is good.
Yes, it is. That's my favorite part.
Stop talking.
What is that thing, anyway?
It's a data base that cross-references historical documents
about you and this time period
to help with my mission.
So, what, it like reads my diary
in the future or something?
Your diary's in here, too. Yes.
You didn't read it, right?
That thing is how you found me.
- It knew about the fire alarm. - Yes.
- We can stop it. - Stop what?
If that thing knows everything about me,
then it also knows how I turn evil,
which means we could stop it from happening.
- No. - I am not evil,
at least not yet, and I don't want to be.
My mission is to eliminate...
Your mission is to stop the world from being destroyed.
This is another way to do it.
- That's not up to me. - But it can be.
Please.
You've got two months.
Yes!
Should we make it three?
Two months is great.
That's how long I'm stuck in your time period, anyway.
I'm just gonna need, like, a little more info.
The way time travel works is
you can't just jump to whatever day you want.
Otherwise, there would be cowboys riding dinosaurs in ancient Greece.
That sounds amazing.
There are time portals that we have to locate.
The next one back to my time is in two months.
Seriously, do you ever feel ridiculous saying "time portal"?
Sometimes.
Okay. I'm totally ready.
Whatever it is, let's change some destinies.
If you want to change your destiny,
we have to change all the events
that lead you down the dark path.
First thing: You can't talk to her anymore.
He didn't do anything.
And then...
- But Hailey is... - I know exactly who Hailey Roskins is.
Okay, so she's not the best influence,
but how would you feel if I told you to ditch your best friend?
I don't have friends.
You don't have one friend?
When you're running from killer robots
every waking hour,
it makes it hard to get to know people.
Sorry about that.
What if me and Hailey were, like, evening-weekend friends?
- Text only? - No contact.
But why?
Or we could always go back to plan A.
Fine.
What else?
Quit the science fair.
Of course, you'd ask me to give up
the one thing I've been working on for...
forever.
So that's a yes?
Yes.
One last thing.
Stand up to Gary McGinty.
Is this a joke?
Oh, let me check. No.
How do I even do this?
Easy.
He's about to steal money from those kids.
You need to stop him.
What do we have here?
What'd I tell you about this hall?
Okay, I get it.
To change my destiny, I need to confront and alter who I am.
I need to do the right thing.
No matter how hard it may be.
DeLuca, I told you to stop bringing in these dollar coins.
They weigh down my pocket.
Hey, Gary.
Awesome.
No dollar coins.
Unless they're those Susan B. Anthony ones.
I like her.
Gary. Leave them alone.
What'd you just say?
It's their money. You shouldn't steal it from them.
If you don't want to.
I don't know if you have a death wish or...
some other thing.
But you don't want to be here when I finish my
punch-in-the-gut countdown.
20, 19, 18...
This is the only time I enjoy using numbers.
- 17, 16... - Gary.
Still stickin' with the countdown gimmick.
Like it. Always on brand.
Can I have a second with my friend?
15, 14...
Dude, what are you doing? You're acting like me.
And you are not pulling it off.
If I could speed this countdown up, I would.
You're lucky I don't make the rules.
- 10... - I can't explain.
Just... just get out of here.
What? No.
I'm not even supposed to be talking to you. Just go.
What do you mean, not supposed to?
...two, one!
You can't hit me.
That's why I'm doing this,
to prove that not only can I change,
but other people are...
McGinty!
That's enough, McGinty.
Three days suspension.
- What?! - Furg!
Get your stuff, get outta here!
Me?
Come on. This way.
That was only the beginning.
You made an enemy for life.
For life!
Will, my office, now.
I've been trying to solve this puzzle for two weeks.
Turns out, sculpture.
Will, Will, Will.
You skipped school yesterday.
Then you get into a fight.
What's that about, bro?
Too much?
I can't talk about it.
It's complicated.
Will, you need to refocus.
The science fair's coming up...
I'm sorry, I can't do the science fair, either.
It's the new girl, isn't it?
She's from the future.
- How did you... - I knew the rebels sent someone.
You know, that's why I jumped back, too, to protect you.
Protect...
Listen very closely.
Everything she's told you is a lie.
Get back here, Brad.
I'm sorry, I don't know if you heard me.
I said she was lying.
No, I heard you.
Look what she's making you do.
Give up on your goals, get beat up.
Did she say stop talking to Hailey?
Yes.
So she's making you alienate your friends, too.
You know, that's just... Gahh!
Will, you are good.
But this girl is trying to turn you
so you grow up to help those evil rebels.
So, this whole time you've been posing as the principal?
To keep an eye on you, pal.
That's what best friends do.
Oh, yeah. Future, we do everything together.
There's this one time...
Look, I don't want to ruin it.
I'm just gonna say... gorph.
Trust me. The whole world loves it.
It's hilarious.
Wait, but Athena told me that the whole world hates me.
I become a monster.
No, that... that's what she wants you to think,
so the rebels can use you.
Will, you grow up to be a great man.
You're finally able to help your mom.
Look inside yourself.
Are you a monster?
No.
Wait. Why should I believe you?
Because...
you created me.
I know. Pretty awesome, right?