When Things Explode

When Things Explode is the eleventh episode of the second season of TFAWPS. It is the thirty-seventh episode overall.

Plot
As the war between Planet Popstar and Planet Simpson escalates, the Galactic Federation is forced to intervene, putting Mega Man in a difficult position. TFAWPS continue to chase after the Androids, eventually crossing paths with the Dark Order. During his time in hiding, Cell learns to control his newly found powers.

Synopsis
Somewhere on a lone planet, the Halberd lands and its captain steps out. Looking around with a squad of Popstar soldiers, Meta Knight orders his troops to stay close as they follow the source of a mysterious signal they've been tracing. As they beeping on their GPS grows stronger, Meta Knight eventually discovers the source, much to his shock, awe, confusion, and interest.

Elsewhere in the universe, Android 16 and Android 17 soar through the galaxy with the shard in hand, urging each other to go faster. Behind them, the Starcaster is giving chase. Sonic urges Lupina and Wally to pilot faster, with Lupina responding that they're going as fast as they can. Wally informs them that they're approaching a jump point, which will take them into a new quadrant. Pink Panther says to go ahead and quickly. Mofo comments that they'll never catch up with them. At the airlock, Ted begins putting a space suit on. Paco asks him what he thinks he's doing and Ted says that he's going out there to get the shard back. Paco says that it doesn't seem smart to go through a jump point on his own. Ted says that the Androids are doing it and Paco retorts that they're synthetic and it could have adverse effects on Ted's body. Ted says that Paco doesn't know that for sure and Ted says they can't risk the Androids getting the shards to Cell and needs to put a stop to it. Ted then opens the airlock and jumps out and gives chase to the Androids. Roy asks what he thinks he's doing and G. Biv says that he's definitely crazy. As Ted chases after the Androids, Sonic, Pink Panther, Paco, Mofo, Buster, the Rainbow Twins, Wally, and Lupina look on in shock. Ted manages to catch up to the Androids just as he, them, and the Starcaster enter the jump point.

On the Galactic Federation, Mega Man is called into a meeting with the leader of the Galactic Federation and de facto leader of the universe, President Space. Mega Man greets the President and President Space tells Mega Man to sit down. Mega Man asks if everything is okay and President Space tells him that he's afraid everything is not okay. He tells Mega Man that the war between Planet Popstar and Planet Simpson is getting worse and the battles are reaching further and further out into the galaxy. In addition, President Space has received word that intergalactic criminal Genesect has formed an alliance with the mysterious attacker of Planet Simpson. Mega Man says that he's aware of that and is doing his best, but has faced a setback after a member of his squad was deemed a criminal and was forced into hiding. President Space says that Mega Man must have some other friends he could call to help. Mega Man says that he might, but is unsure of how they feel. President Space says that he doesn't care how they feel and says that there are a lot of lives at stake. Mega Man says that he'll handle it and exits the President's office. As he heads out into the streets, he notices the Starcaster enter the atmosphere and flies up to meet it. As he gets closer, he witnesses Ted take the Androids down and the Starcaster land next to them. Mega Man asks Ted what's going on and Ted tells him that they've stolen a shard and Mega Man picks up the shard and asks Ted what they should do with it. Sonic and the others then exit the Starcaster, with Sonic answering that the shard will remain with them. Mega Man says that he could get President Space to keep it in the Galactic Federation vault, but Pink Panther says that they'd rather have the shard with them, so they are the target of Cell's and Genesect's attacks and that'll keep everyone else safe. Mega Man says that that's very honorable and then takes the Androids into custody, saying that they've trespassed on a Galactic Federation government property. Sonic asks if that means they are too, and Mega Man says that coincidentally, he was just talking about them and says that they're safe and not to worry and asks them to follow him. From the brig in the Starcaster, Pig King watches from the window asking what's going on and what they'll do about him.

In the Nix, the remains of the Dark Order sit in a juice bar and gloomily drink juice. Agent Yellow returns to the others and says that he just got off the phone, but both Bart and Captain Cowboy tell him to be quiet as they watch the news. On the news, a story is being broken about trespassers on the Galactic Federation and their arrest. Agent Yellow comments that those are the same Androids that were there when they escaped the Negative Zone, but is once again shushed by Bart and Captain Cowboy. The news story goes on to say that the famed hero Mega Man has taken the Androids into custody and will face trial and shows a picture of the Androids being arrested with TFAWPS and the shard in the background. Agent Yellow then asks what they're waiting for and says they should head out. Bart asks about Zack and Agent Yellow says to forget him and says they should go after the shard themselves. Captain Cowboy says that sounds like a great idea, however, he is unable to show his face in the Galactic Federation since that's where he is originally from. Agent Yellow assures him that there'll be nothing to worry about and says that it looks like the GF have their hands full dealing with the Androids at the moment, but they need to hurry. Captain Cowboy then agrees and the three leave the juice bar, just as a story is being broken about an update on the Simpson-Popstar war. Captain Cowboy asks a Waster guard for the key to his ship, but the guard reminds him that the ship is a rental. Captain Cowboy says that he's aware of that and pays his next share and the three take off.

On Planet Popstar, Meta Knight returns and presents his findings to King Kai. Meta Knight tells the King that he's followed the signal and discovered its source. King Kai asks what he's waiting for and Meta Knight reveals his findings; Master Robot. King Kai is shocked at the technical mastery that is Master Robot and suggests making a weapon out of it. Meta Knight says that he's unsure about turning a living being into a weapon, but King Kai silences him and asks if he's being disobedient. Meta Knight says that of course he's not and agrees to King Kai's plan. King Kai orders Meta Knight to prepare the Halberd, as they'll travel to the Galactic Federation to both use their supplies to create a weapon and to secure an alliance since Planet Popstar and the Galactic Federation share many of the same goals. Master Robot weakly begs to be let go, but King Kai silences him and Meta Knight electrocutes him, temporarily shutting him down. Master Robot is then brought into a lab for testing.

Out on his planet, Cell looks over the shards and considers assembling the Infinity Dagger. However, he then decides against this, instead picking up one of the shards and begins absorbing his powers. As Cell begins absorbing the power of the shard once and for all, he begins to both grow in size and change shape, becoming stronger. Genesect watches him with both a concerned and hopeful look on his face. After Cell is done absorbing the shard, Genesect approaches him and says that they should leave now because Cell is now more powerful than anyone in the universe, but Cell tells him once again to wait until the Androids get back. Genesect says that they won't remain safe on this planet forever and that they aren't demanding any respect while hiding out like cowards. Cell silences Genesect and tells him that it's not about respect, it's about restoring his power, prompting Genesect to walk away.

On the Galactic Federation, TFAWPS and Mega Man travel to the main building to turn the Androids over to the Space Corps. As President Space himself walks out with his elite guard, TFAWPS greet President Space, saying that it's an honor and President Space modestly tells them to hold their praise. In his elite guard, Sonic notices his best friend Knuckles and the two reunite. Sonic asks Knuckles how he's doing and Knuckles said he's doing great and recently got a promotion. Knuckles then says that he's heard TFAWPS have been through a lot lately, and Sonic reassures Knuckles that it's nothing they can't handle. Just then the Halberd lands nearby and both Meta Knight and King Kai step out, creating an awkward silence. As King Kai and Meta Knight approach with Master Robot, TFAWPS all give each other a concerned look. Meta Knight greets Sonic, but Sonic refuses to answer him. Meta Knight then greets Ted and says that he had a great time last time, but Ted tells him to shut up. King Kai then urges him to be quiet and refers to him as the "Fin-Land" boy. President Space asks King Kai what he's doing here and King Kai says that he's here for a meeting. Pink Panther speaks up and says that President Space shouldn't meet with someone like King Kai and President Space says that it's not his place to say something like that. Mega Man steps in and urges everybody to take a step back before things get out of hand. Just then, Princess Peach arrives with Allister McCallister and approach the group, causing another awkward silence. King Kai asks what "the woman" is doing here and President Space said that she requested an appointment, telling King Kai that that's the way it's done around here. Princess Peach then tells King Kai to step aside. McCallister and Meta Knight size each other up. President Space then says that he'll take King Kai and Princess Peach in for a meeting to iron out their differences, while McCallister and Meta Knight wait outside and Knuckles accompany TFAWPS and Mega Man in taking the Androids into prison. Mofo and Buster offer to stay behind to keep an eye on McCallister.

Elsewhere on the Galactic Federation, The Rental lands in a nearby parking space. Agent Yellow, Bart, and Captain Cowboy depart and take a look around for TFAWPS. As they search, Agent Yellow points out Mofo and Buster to his allies and they begin their approach. McCallister then tells Mofo and Buster that Meta Knight doesn't do anything unless it's by his rules and Meta Knight says that he's not a rogue and knows his place, unlike McCallister who walks around acting like he's the best commander, but has yet to best him in combat. McCallister then says they could go at it right now one on one and Meta Knight would surely lose, however Meta Knight smugly brushes this off. As the two argue, Mofo tries to break it up, while Buster notices the Dark Order making their approach. Agent Yellow and Captain Cowboy greet Mofo and Buster and ask them how it's hanging, while Mofo and Buster ask them what they're doing here. Bart then sees Commander McCallister and approaches with caution. Agent Yellow says that he's only going to ask for the shard one time and then they'll be off and nobody gets hurt. Buster says that he must know that that's not going to work on them and Meta Knight cuts them off, saying that all he ever hears about these days are shards and wants to know what's so special about them. Both Agent Yellow and Buster say that it's better that he doesn't. Captain Cowboy then gives them until the count of ten and then things will get ugly. Mofo says that that's very unwise, especially here, but Captain Cowboy says that no countdown works for him too and they begin a fight.

On Planet Popstar, Master Robot wakes up from his electronically induced coma and realizes that he's being experimented on. He then attacks his captors and after they are all taken down, he activates his HUD and searches for Pig King's location, bringing him to the Galactic Federation. With his goal clear, he leaves Planet Popstar and travels to the Galactic Federation.

Meanwhile, Mega Man and Knuckles throw the Androids in a cell, but both Androids inform them that this cell won't hold them forever, and Sonic quips that a different Cell will. From outside, they hear the commotion and go to investigate finding Mofo and Buster entangled in a fight between Mofo, Buster, Captain Cowboy, Agent Yellow, and Bart. McCallister and Meta Knight then begin arguing much louder and more fiercely about each of their planets' goals and ideals. Mega Man says that this isn't good and Sonic then urges his group to get out there quickly before something happens. As they arrive, they briefly stop everybody saying that fighting here is a terrible idea and that there will be no winners. Meta Knight says that he will be the only winner and boards the Halberd. McCallister then boards his ship and the two take to the skies and begin firing on each other. As they watch the chaos, Master Robot angrily attacks Agent Yellow and the Rainbow Twins saying that he blames both the Dark Order and TFAWPS for his condition and asks which one of them has Pig King. Captain Cowboy then challenges Sonic, Pink Panther, and Paco to a fight, three on one, and Sonic tells him that the can't be serious and Captain Cowboy begins taking them on all at once, with him using his agility to dodge their attacks. Popstar and Simpson soldiers begin fighting each other in the street while Mofo and Buster are caught in the crossfire. Mega Man then flies up towards the skies while Knuckles intervenes in the fight with Captain Cowboy. Suddenly, Hercule appears out of nowhere and attacks Ted. Inside the building, President Space watches in horror as the massive fight ensues. Princess Peach blames King Kai for beginning the attack, and King Kai says that he has nothing to do with this.

As Sonic and Knuckles team up against Captain Cowboy, Paco tracks down Bart and the two begin another of their fights. During their fight, Bart notices the Halberd firing into McCallister's ship, damaging it heavily. As he's watching, Paco manages to get the upper hand and knocks him down. Agent Yellow is briefly able to get away from Master Robot as he focuses on the Rainbow Twins and asks Bart what he thinks he's doing. Bart tells him that those are his people up there and it would be right for him to re-join them. Agent Yellow says that Bart has never cared about doing anything right before and that he was right to leave the Simpson army because he would likely not have survived this war. Bart chooses to ignore Agent Yellow's warning and makes his way over to McCallister's ship. Agent Yellow is then found by Mofo and Buster who tackle him to the ground. Up in the air, McCallister and Meta Knight begin throwing all of their artillery at each other at once, with Mega Man stepping in, trying to get them to see reason. Just then, President Space calls in the Space Corps to attack both the Simpson and Popstar ships, saying that are putting the people of the Galactic Federation at risk. Princess Peach urges President Space to order King Kai to surrender, but King Kai says that he won't surrender. President Space then orders his ships to attack both the Halberd and the Simpson vessel. Princess Peach convinces President Space to hold that order. She radios McCallister and tells him to stand down, but McCallister is initially reluctant. Mega Man tells him to listen to her for the sake of the people here and McCallister then agrees and stops firing. Meta Knight, however, continues to fire on McCallister, damaging his ship and forcing him to abandon it, but is saved by Mega Man. Noticing this, Ted attempts to make his way over to the Halberd, but is stopped by Hercule. Ted asks Hercule why he is still coming after him and Hercule says that he's still trying to prove himself, but Ted says to look around there are more important things at stake, but Hercule keeps coming, forcing Ted to throw him to the side where Hercule is accidentally hit in the face by Master Robot.

Ted flies up to the Halberd and crashes through the front window where he battles Meta Knight once again, trying to get him to stop firing. Back on the ground, Sonic and Knuckles manage to take down Captain Cowboy, knocking him out. As they join Mofo and Buster to help take down Agent Yellow, the Rainbow Twins manage to knock Master Robot away from the battle, with him landing near the Starcaster. From inside, he can hear Pig King calling him and breaks a hole through the wall. Inside, he finally finds Pig King and the two are reunited. Pig King then orders Master Robot to get him out of his cell and after having done so, the two escape, with Pig King finding and secretly picking up the shard. He then taunts TFAWPS for once again failing to contain him and departs. As they escape, Sonic begins to go after him, but is stopped by Mega Man, saying they need to stay here. Agreeing, Sonic sees President Space, Princess Peach, and King Kai exit the building and he approaches them. King Kai belittles Sonic once again, and Sonic tells him to shut up, shocking King Kai. Sonic then tells King Kai that he once thought this war between Planet Popstar and Planet Simpson was his own fault, but now after seeing the events of today, he has since realized that the war is nobody's fault except for King Kai, as he's done nothing to stop Meta Knight's rampage. King Kai tries to defend himself, but realizes that he's out of options. Meanwhile, Ted and Meta Knight continue their battle and are on pretty equal ground until Hercule shows up. Ted asks how he managed to get here and Hercule begins a longwinded explanation, but realizes that neither Ted nor Meta Knight are listening to him. Angered, by this, Hercule runs up to the dashboard and takes the keys out of the ignition, prompting Meta Knight to charge at him. As the Halberd falls towards the ground, McCallister's ship begins picking up injured Simpsons, with McCallister ordering them to get to the refugee camp/medical camp. McCallister gets Princess Peach aboard the ship and takes off with him, promising President Space they'll reschedule their meeting. Unbeknownst to Princess Peach and McCallister, Bart has stowed away on the ship. King Kai still refuses to surrender. President Space then threatens to revoke King Kai's position and depose him as king, King Kai relents and orders Meta Knight to stand down. Sonic is relieved. On the Halberd, Meta Knight pushes Hercule out of the window causing him to fall to the ground. Meta Knight then pushes the key back into the ignition and lands the ship safely. Ted gets out of the ship and rejoins his team. King Kai quickly climbs aboard and orders Meta Knight to take off, just as President Space is ordering them to remain where they are. Hercule then gets up and, believing he is the one responsible for the Popstars retreat, begins happily dancing around and taking credit for the victory.

After the battle is over, TFAWPS turn Captain Cowboy and Agent Yellow over to the Space Corps who place them under arrest, one of them recognizing Captain Cowboy as a former citizen and calling him a traitor, while spitting in his face. Mega Man thanks Sonic for his help yet again, and Sonic says not to thank him yet, since Pig King has escaped again, the shard is missing, and Cell is somewhere out there. Mega Man tells Sonic not to worry about Cell or Genesect, saying that he'll take care of things. Sonic then meets with Knuckles who tells him that once he's done cleaning up the mess here, he's going to meet with Sonic and help him out as much as he can. As Mega Man and Knuckles leave, Roy and G. Biv apologize to Sonic for letting Master Robot escape with Pig King, but Sonic tells them that S.E.C.R.E.T. will catch up with them sooner or later. Sonic then realizes that S.E.C.R.E.T. are still angry with them and that they need to go speak with them ASAP before they're deemed criminals. TFAWPS then board the Starcaster and take off towards the Land of Ooo.

While Captain Cowboy and Agent Yellow are being taken to prison, they notice one of the holding cells has a hole in the back, indicating that Android 16 and Android 17 have escaped custody.

On their planet, Cell uses the other shard to charge up his power, proclaiming that he now has the power of the Cosmic Entity and the Infinity Dagger rolled into one. Cell then aims his cosmic energy at a small mountain and manages to obliterate it. Genesect watches with a blank expression on his face.

Characters

 * Sonic
 * Ted
 * Pink Panther
 * Paco
 * Mofo
 * Buster
 * Roy
 * G. Biv
 * Lupina
 * Wally
 * Mega Man
 * Knuckles
 * Agent Yellow
 * Bart
 * Captain Cowboy
 * President Space (first appearance)
 * Princess Peach
 * Allister McCallister
 * King Kai
 * Meta Knight
 * Master Robot
 * Pig King
 * Hercule
 * Cell
 * Genesect
 * Android 16
 * Android 17