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I'm out now.

I was just an average kid until an accident changed my life.

And since then, nothing's been the same.

My best friend Ray thinks it's cool.

My sister Annie thinks I'm a science project.

I can't let anyone else know.

Not even my parents.

I know the chemical plant was to find me and turn me into some experiment.

But you know something?

I guess I'm not so average anymore.

So you think you can keep up with me?

I wouldn't worry about it.

Sure. Let's see what you got.

Louis showed me this old roll we never used before.

Stay close.

Well, we just made an off on a house around the corner from Barbara and you.

1811 Bagging Terror.

Well, that sounds great, Lars.

Hey, why don't you and your wife come over tonight and Barbara and I can show

you around the neighborhood? I don't think so, George.

Vaughn is very shy.

Shy? No one, my friend, is shyer than me. But don't worry, Barbara will make

sure she feels right at home.

Excuse me, I have to show you guys this.

I found it stored on an old floppy disk, and I don't know if I'm reading it

right, but it's a list of the scientists that were working on GC -161, and I've

never heard of any of them.

Pollock, Deacon, Gold, Bloom, Vernell.

1978?

I didn't get here till 88.

I was told the original compound was developed in 84.

As was I.

I better go talk to Ms. Atron about this.

May I have that disc?

What the heck is he doing in here?

I don't know.

Maybe we shouldn't bother him. I mean, he's obviously gone out of his way to

avoid people.

You want to check it out real quick?

Yeah. Me too.

Yeah, we didn't mean anything.

This is private property. I have half a mind. I use this thing.

Well, we just thought you and your house looked so neat, and we just wanted to

get a closer look, and we're really, really sorry. I'm not prepared for

You two want some water?

Sure.

Well, I brought the information to Miss Atron.

She looked it over and said there was nothing for us to be concerned about.

But there are so many questions.

Who are those men?

Why aren't they with the project anymore?

What if they discovered something important? Lars, that early work they

could be incredibly valuable.

Not according to Danielle.

So, back to work.

May I have the disc back?

Miss Atron kept it.

Well, it's a good thing I made a copy then.

Well, Charles Brunel is my birth name.

Well, it's good to meet you, Charles.

You can call me Chappy.

That's what all my friends refer to me.

That is, they would if I had any friends.

But my motto is friendly but not familiar.

You know, after all, a man in my position, you know.

So, how long have you been living here?

Oh, well, not long. Not long at all.

July. It was July.

No, no. It was June. June. That's right. June.

June of 82.

82. Yes.

I had much nicer pants back then.

That was 14 years ago.

Oh, yes, but before that, I lived over in Epstein Park. I like to lead a more

humble existence so as not to attract too much attention to myself. I mean, if

the rest of the world had any idea.

Well, thank you for your hospitality, Chappie, but we've got to be going.

Yeah.

And please don't tell anybody where I live, all right?

Okay. Please.

Because I, uh... I need my space, all right?

Ray, do we promise?

Promise.

Bye.

Now, wasn't this a great idea?

Oh, you have to come back for the homeowners meeting tomorrow night, I

Thank you both for your hospitality.

Yvonne and I haven't been socializing lately.

Uh, Yvonne, you know, I wanted to mention Bubbles and Thugs is having

going -out -of -business sale. They've had the same one for the past six years,

but they really do have great prices.

So...

I know Annie quite well from our work in the lab, but I really don't know much

about Alex.

There's not that much to know.

She's not kidding.

Annie. I was agreeing with her.

Well, actually, I did have something interesting happen to me today.

Who will be the judge of that?

Ray and I were riding our bikes, and we met this really nice old man who lives

in the woods.

The woods?

I know it sounds weird.

Where exactly in the woods?

I can't tell. I promised.

His name's Chappy.

Well, his real name's Charles Burnell, but he let us call him Chappy.

Burnell?

Burnell?

That sounds familiar.

Mom, this was a great dinner. Um, but could Alex and I be excused because we

have to do something up in our room?

I don't need to.

Can we?

Sure. Bye.

Nice meeting you, Mrs. Fredrickson.

I was right.

Charles Fresnel, that's him.

He was one of the original inventors of DC -161.

Why would they pull him and the other scientists off the project?

When did they discover that we haven't?

Alex, this is big. This is really, really big.

Could probably be really, really, really big if I could show you where he is.

But I can't.

I promised.

You probably wouldn't want to meet him anyway.

I mean, he's weird.

He's nice, but weird.

What?

Don't look at me like that.

Mr. Fredrickson, what are you doing here?

I got a job for you. Wonderful.

I'm available.

First, let me apologize for the mishap that occurred on the other job when I

ended up in disguise against your wishes.

I hope my appearance in women's garments won't influence our business

relationship in the future.

I'm here now, am I not?

I believe George Mack's daughter, Alex, has been in contact with a scientist who

used to work on the planet. His name's Charles Fornell. I need to find Fornell,

and I need to find him now. You still got my pager number?

Good.

I think.

When you find him, call me, clear?

As you will.

So Pollock, Deckham, and Gold, and everybody else left the country, or

they've never been heard from again.

I'm going to miss old Deckham. He had a steel plate in his head that we could

stick refrigerator magnets onto.

So, why'd they leave?

Well, they warned the plant about the dangers of GC -161 and all the side

effects, but Ms. Atron just wouldn't listen.

And I would know.

For a brief time, I secretly tested the chemical on myself.

For a while there, I could levitate objects.

The powers wore off a long time ago.

They wore off?

Well, yes. It took very small doses.

Oh.

Happy, there's something I think I should tell you.

A couple years ago, I was in an accident with a truck in a chemical plant, and I

got covered with GC -161.

Really?

Well, I guess you just got a lot of tricks up your sleeve, don't you?

Not bad.

You know what?

You should meet my sister.

She's a total genius, and she's working on a way to fully develop the chemical

before the plant does. She hates Mithatron.

Good. I like her already.

And I would rather like talking to her.

What's she smell like?

Um, I'm not sure. It's kind of a neutral smell.

Good. How about tomorrow night?

Alex and Raymond, you must know that the four of us are bound by

the secret.

If my knowledge or your abilities ever came out,

I believe they would kill us.

I really do.

Hey, Alex, how do you know this guy's not an imposter?

You told him your secret, you used your powers in front of him, and we don't

know the first thing about this guy.

Ray, he had eight -year -old newspapers up there with him.

I don't know, Alex. I'm nervous about him.

He knew more about GC -161 and the plant than we did. Stop worrying.

You want to just go back there and check him out once more?

I think that would be a good idea.

All right.

Even now.

This is my finest hour.

I need to breathe in it, Jabby.

So stop complaining.

I think we can catch him. Quick, to the park.

We got to get him out of there.

You got him worth being.

Too dangerous.

You got to call Lewis.

Lewis? Why do you want to get Lewis involved? This is a delicate situation.

He has a big mouth, bad manners, and no sense of right or wrong.

Exactly. What?

The bird flies south on the north wind.

Although trapped, he still chirps.

What? I've got Fernell. He's at my place.

Excellent.

I'll be right over.

Excuse me, I need your help.

I'm a little busy right now. It'll only take a second. My grandma needs some

help crossing the street.

Why can't you help her?

She doesn't trust me, and she's a little difficult.

No time.

Nicely done, young lady. We gotta get out of here.

Thanks a

lot.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Here's your cut. Nice job.

Oh, you missed a spot right here.

The last time I shaved was in

87. It was very memorable.

Well, we're going to make a new man out of you.

I have a feeling everyone is going to be looking for you.

These are my dad's. They should probably fit.

You expect me to wear those?

I thought we were friends.

Listen, after you get changed, there's a lot of things that I want to talk to

you about, namely your work with GC -161.

This is really exciting, sir. This is really exciting. Well, just keep in mind

that I've spent the last 14 years of my life in the woods drinking brown water.

I'm just not as sharp as I used to be.

But I've got copies of all my old research papers back in my place.

Chappie, listen, Alex and I have to step out for a minute. Will you be okay

here?

Are there any other human beings in the house?

A few.

My dad's having a homeowner's meeting.

Well, I'm not very fond of human beings, so don't take too long, okay?

Okay. But whatever you do, don't tell anyone who you are.

Mm -hmm.

Are you telling me you went to help an old lady cross the street?

Yes. When I got back, Fennell was gone.

We have to make sure he doesn't have any research papers from the old days.

Get up off the couch and get to work.

Where are you going?

To a homeowner's meeting.

Oh.

Delightful.

And, um, oh, oh, the Sweedlers. They're a lovely couple. They have a dog,

though, and he has, um, hemorrhoids.

She scares me, George.

Oh, she's just shy.

Remember when I used to be like that?

No.

Look, honey, it's our job to make sure they feel at home. Why?

Hey, neighbor.

I don't believe we've met.

Oh, uh, Bill, uh...

Steinstein? Of course, Bill.

Steinstein. Honey, you remember Bill.

Uh, uh, Dean Stein.

Hi. Hi.

Come on in. Help yourself to a little brie.

I'll cut some more cheese.

This is fascinating. This could speed up my research by years and years.

Thank you all for coming to our monthly meeting. I have a few announcements.

First off, Trash Day.

Trash Day has been changed from Monday morning to Friday morning.

I called John Lynch at the Refuse Department, but he told me his hands

tied.

Now, as we all know, composting is sweeping the neighborhood.

I probably shouldn't... Mr. Furnell?

But our newest members, Lars and... I'm not Furnell.

I'm... I'm saying...

Call the Moldy Arch.

Yes, sir.

Lars?

Yeah? If you don't mind, would you give us a few minutes on composting?

Lars Fredrickson, 1811, Thagging Terrace.

Basically,

composting is fun, profitable, and just...

A fun way to spend an afternoon.

Tiny little organisms that are nurtured in order to turn common household waste

into useful products.

You should also turn the mulch once a week.

Wow, Lars Fredrickson right in our own neighborhood.

A tremendous resource.

No rush. There's plenty of food, and I'm sure that Lars won't mind answering

each and every one of your questions.

Judy, Judy Gasparro, you had a question.

Where will you go?

Oh, I don't know yet. I'll know when I get there.

I may look up Beckham. I brought some extra magnets along to slap on his head

case I run into him, you know.

I'm really sorry we uprooted your life, Chappie.

No, that's okay.

Actually, you've freed me from a tremendous burden.

Now that I know that you and your sister are going to be watching the GC -161

situation, I can go on with my life.

Thanks, Chappie.

I can't wait to get started in some new directions.

Are you going to be okay?

Oh, Alex, the world is just full of wonder and mystery.

Just when you think that you're going to be bored to tears, then something pops

up in your life and just changes it forever.

Now you take care, you understand?

And you too.

Goodbye. I'm ready to go now.

Later, chat.

Well, I'm leaving.