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| - The episode starts with The Monarch, a supervillain whose persona is built around the monarch butterfly, explains his scheme to destroy his archenemy, scientist Doctor Thaddeus Venture. The Monarch has constructed a ship that resembles a meteor and filled it with three of his henchmen. The "meteor" will fall on the grounds of the Venture compound; when the naturally curious doctor begins to analyze the vessel, the henchmen will emerge and overwhelm him. Meanwhile, brothers Hank and Dean Venture are riding hoverbikes and looking for their dog Scamp. The boys enter their father's lab and ask him about their pet. Dr. Venture responds with pride that a cosmetics corporation has asked him to solve the problem of test animals that die too quickly; therefore he has performed an experimental procedure on Scamp that removes his fur and skin while keeping him alive. With a flourish, Venture displays the gruesome pet in an isolation tank. The boys are dismayed, but their father convinces them that it is a noble sacrifice in the name of helping young women look attractive. Venture's bodyguard, Brock Samson, is busy washing the family jet in preparation for an upcoming trip. Venture tries to engage him in discussion, but Brock ignores him. Investigating noises from the landing gear, Brock finds a mummy and beats it savagely and somewhat gleefully. As the battered figure lies motionless, Samson urinates on the body to prevent re-animation. Venture examines the "mummy" and discovers that it is merely a man wrapped in bandages pretending to be a mummy, but the revelation seems to garner little interest. With the jet (the X-1) loaded for the trip to New York, where Venture will present his latest invention before a scientific symposium at the United Nations, the family prepares to leave. As Brock taxis the jet down the private runway, The Monarch's fake meteor slams into the ground a few yards away. However, Venture is on edge from nerves and the "diet pills", his name for his methamphetamines, that he has taken and says they have no time to investigate. As the X-1 takes off, the henchmen inside the "meteor" discover that they are trapped inside, as the meteor landed face-down, with the door stuck against the ground. Arriving in New York, United Nations guards assist Dr. Venture with unloading his equipment from the X-1. Dr. Venture advises them not to get too close to the X-1's engines, suggesting it causes cancer. Brock opens a panel to discover a large crocodile which leaps out and fights Brock, which he fights and disembowels to the shock of the United Nations' Guards. A shadowy character follows Dr. Venture's every move in New York: Otaku Senzuri, a ninja intent on acquiring the new gadget. While Venture is sleeping, Senzuri manages to steal an equipment case but finds that it only contains Hank and Dean, who were pretending it was a submarine. The ninja knocks them unconscious and leaves them in an alley outside the hotel, where two thugs steal their communicator watches. When the boys wake up the next morning, they decide to have a "New York adventure" and set out on their own to explore the city. The Monarch arrives in a taxi and follows them, dealing with any interference through his "Sting of the Monarch" darts. At roughly the same time, Brock sets out to find the boys but heads in a different direction. He locates the two hoods and beats them mercilessly before reclaiming the watches. Arriving in Times Square, Hank and Dean spot a middle-aged prostitute who propositions them. Misinterpreting her offer, they accompany her back to a seedy apartment. After the boys fail to understand her explanation of her services, she touches Hank's crotch; the two teens respond by fleeing in terror. The Monarch, who had staked out the apartment, begins to follow them again but runs into Brock. The bodyguard questions the villain briefly before savagely beating him. Back at the U.N., Dr. Venture is introduced to explain his new invention, the "Oo Ray". He cheerfully melts a model city in demonstration and is completely mystified by the audience's negative reaction. The U.N. representative hosting the conference scolds Venture, who fails to see any violent applications for his gadget, and apologizes to the crowd. Hank and Dean's blind panic has somehow led them back to the U.N. building, where they surprise their father. In a foul mood, Venture resigns himself to packing up the Oo Ray for the trip home but discovers Senzuri masturbating next to the machine. A general arrives and orders the ninja's arrest; apparently, Senzuri is a techno-fetishist who can only achieve arousal in the presence of advanced technology. The general then cheers Venture up greatly by buying a hundred Oo Rays for the Army, though Dr. Venture still has no idea what use the Army could make of his invention. After the credits, Brock is shown spending hundreds of dollars enjoying the hooker's services while The Monarch recuperates in the hospital from his injuries.
- In Japan, news of Doctor Thaddeus Venture's latest invention has spread. A henchmen named Kikai delivers the message to his master, Otaku Senzuri. Senzuri praises Kikai's good work but then apparently attempts to kill him with thrown acupuncture needles. Instead of killing him, however, Kikai rises up from the ground, feeling better than before, and no longer having the craving for nicotine. Elsewhere, the Monarch, a super-villain whose persona is built around misconceptions about the lethality of monarch butterflies, explains his scheme to destroy his arch-enemy, scientist and former boy adventurer Doctor Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture. The Monarch has constructed a "Trojan horse" (in reality a round, hollow ship) that resembles a meteor and filled it with three of his henchmen. The "meteor" will fall on the grounds of the Venture Compound; when the naturally-curious doctor begins to analyze the vessel, the henchmen will emerge and overwhelm him. Meanwhile, two wide-eyed teenagers (who are fraternal twin brothers and also the sons of Dr. Thadeus Venture, named Hank Venture and Dean Venture) are riding hover-bikes and looking for their dog Scamp. The boys, who look and talk as if they are in a sitcom from the 1950s, enter their father's lab and ask him about their pet. Dr. Venture responds with pride that a cosmetics corporation has asked him to solve the problem of test animals that die too quickly; therefore he has performed an experimental procedure on Scamp that removes his fur and skin while keeping him alive. With a flourish, Venture displays the gruesome pet in an isolation tank. The boys are dismayed, but their father convinces them that it is a noble sacrifice in the name of helping young women everywhere look attractive. Team Venture's bodyguard, Brock Samson, is busy washing and loading equipment into their X-1 private jet in preparation for an upcoming trip. Venture tries to engage him in discussion over their Communicator Watches, but Brock ignores him. Investigating noises from the landing gear area, Brock finds a mummy and beats it savagely (and somewhat gleefully). As the battered figure lies motionless, Samson casually defiles it by urinating on the body to prevent re-animation. Venture examines the "mummy" and discovers that it is merely a man wrapped in Ace bandages and toilet paper pretending to be a mummy, but the revelation seems to garner little interest. With the X-1 loaded for the trip to New York City (where Venture will present his latest invention before a scientific symposium at the United Nations), the family prepares to leave. As Brock taxis the jet down the private runway, The Monarch's fake meteor slams onto the grounds a few yards away. However, Venture is on edge from nerves and the "diet pills" he has taken and says they have no time to investigate. As the X-1 takes off, the henchmen inside the "meteor" discover that they are trapped inside, as the meteor landed face-down, with the door stuck against the ground. They wonder amongst themselves how they will escape, if they will have to resort to cannibalism, and where they will urinate. Arriving in New York, United Nations guards assist Dr. Venture with unloading his equipment from the X-1. Dr. Venture advises them not to get too close to the X-1's engines, suggesting they cause cancer. Brock opens a panel to discover a large crocodile which leaps out and attacks Brock, which he fights and disembowels to the shock of the United Nations' Guards. A shadowy character follows Dr. Venture's every move in New York: Otaku Senzuri, a ninja intent on acquiring Dr. Venture's new gadget. While Venture is sleeping, Senzuri manages to steal an equipment case but finds that it only contains Hank and Dean, who were pretending it was a submarine. The ninja knocks them unconscious and leaves them in an alley outside the hotel, where two thugs steal their communicator watches. When the boys wake up the next morning, they decide to have a "New York adventure" and set out on their own to explore the city. The Monarch arrives in a taxi and follows them, dealing with any interference through his "Sting of the Monarch" darts. At roughly the same time, Brock sets out to find the boys but heads in a different direction. Using his Venture-provided communicator watch, he locates the two thugs and beats them mercilessly before reclaiming Hank and Dean's stolen watches from the hoods. Arriving in Times Square, Hank and Dean spot a middle-aged prostitute who propositions them. Misinterpreting her offer, they accompany her back to a seedy apartment. After the boys fail to understand her explanation of her services, she touches Hank's crotch; the two teens respond by fleeing in terror, with Hank screaming, "She touched me where I make sissy!" The Monarch, who had staked out the apartment, begins to follow them again but runs into Brock. The bodyguard questions the villain briefly before savagely beating him. Back at the U.N., Dr. Venture is introduced to explain his new invention, the "Oo-Ray". He cheerfully melts a model city in demonstration and is completely mystified by the audience's negative reaction. The U.N. representative hosting the "Peaceful Scientific Advancement Symposium" scolds Dr. Venture, who fails to see (the very apparent) violent applications for his new Oo-Ray, and apologizes to the crowd. Hank and Dean's blind panic has somehow led them back to the U.N. building, where they surprise their father. In a foul mood, Venture resigns himself to packing up the Oo-Ray for the trip home but discovers Senzuri masturbating next to the machine. An army general arrives and orders the ninja's arrest; apparently, Senzuri is a techno-fetishist who can only achieve arousal in the presence of advanced technology. The general then cheers Venture up greatly by buying a hundred Oo-Rays for the Army (though Dr. Venture clearly has no idea what use the Army could make of his "harmless" invention). Meanwhile, Brock is spending hundreds of dollars enjoying the middle-aged hooker's services while the Monarch recuperates in the hospital from his Brock-inflicted injuries. The Monarch's costume wings had to be pumped from his stomach, while he also suffered arm, leg, head and eye injuries.
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