The Clone Wars

The Clone Wars is the twelfth episode of the second season of TFAWPS. It is the thirty-eighth episode overall.

Plot
Refugees from Planet Simpson have taken over the Land of Ooo, prompting TFAWPS to lend a hand. Having hitched a ride, Bart attempts to come to terms with his past. Mega Man leads the All-Captains Squad on a mission to track down a shard.

Synopsis
On televisions across the galaxy, President Space addresses the battle that happened at the Galactic Federation yesterday and lays the blame on both Princess Peach and King Kai. He promises the people that he will continue working hard on their behalf to bring the war to a swift conclusion and signs off. Watching from the Land of Ooo, Allister McCallister mutters to himself that this war is none of his business and that he should mind his own business. A Simpson soldier groans in pain and McCallister rushes to attend to him, promising him that everything is going to be okay and that he is a noble and valiant soldier and urges him to keep fighting. From a neighboring tent, Bart listens to McCallister's speech to the soldier.

On the Starcaster, Sonic tries to get in touch with Mario, but finds that he can't connect. Pink Panther asks what's going on and Sonic says that he can't seem to get in touch with anyone on the Land of Ooo. Sonic and Pink Panther agree that they don't like that and decide to make their way over there.

On the Galactic Federation, President Space meets with Mega Man. He informs Mega Man that he is very unhappy with the way things are and with the negative public opinion of him following the battle. Mega Man asks what he would like him to do about it and President Space replies that he is giving Mega Man permission to reform the All-Captains Squad and take any precaution necessary to prevent another battle happening on Galactic Federation soil. Mega Man asks if he can be more specific and President Space angrily replies that he shouldn't have to be and enters his office and closes the door behind him. Mega Man looks on somberly.

On the Land of Ooo, the Starcaster lands and the TFAWPS step out. They look around and see a lot of medical tents and other tents filled with Simpson refugees. Confused, Sonic asks Lupina what's going on, but she replies that she has no idea. Sonic then notices the Mayor and calls him over. Sonic asks the Mayor what's going on and the Mayor replies that Simpson refugees kept pouring into the Land of Ooo and he decided to help them out and give them a place to stay. Sonic tells him that he's putting the entire population of the Land of Ooo at risk, asking if he's aware of the power Planet Popstar has and the extent of their hatred of Planet Simpson, but the Mayor responds that this is the right thing to do. Pink Panther cuts in saying that the Mayor is doing the right thing and that if Planet Popstar does try to attack, then TFAWPS will be here to help. Sonic then interjects saying that he was just getting to that part. Sonic then says that they should head back to the Starcaster and prepare.

At the Simpson refugee camp, another soldier wakes up and begins panicking, but McCallister manages to calm him down. The soldier asks about the Princess, and McCallister lets him know that Princess Peach has safely returned to Planet Simpson and his tending to their people. The soldier then notices Bart and begins frantically rambling about a spy in the tent, prompting McCallister to investigate. Searching around the tent, he notices Bart and orders his soldiers to capture him. Bart tries to escape but is immediately captured. McCallister interrogates Bart and asks if he's one of his, but Bart just glares at him. McCallister then orders Bart to be taken to his personal tent.

On the Starcaster, Sonic brings the team together and says that they need to prepare for a potential Popstar invasion and also need to keep ears to the ground and figure out what happened to the shard that got lost after the battle at the Galactic Federation. Paco speaks up and says that he would like to help out the refugees, with Pink Panther and Wally also agreeing that they should help, since they feel partly responsible. Sonic agrees and Pink Panther, Paco, and Wally exit the Starcaster and head into the Land of Ooo. Ted says that if Meta Knight shows up, he'd like a chance to stop him, and Sonic agrees, deciding that the rest of them will stay behind in case of an attack.

Out in the universe, Mega Man meets with Snoopy, Pac-Man, and Froakie and he informs them that a shard has gone missing and it's their job to find it and says that their best lead is chasing after Pig King and Master Robot who recently escaped from the Galactic Federation. Snoopy speaks up first and says that they should address the elephant in the room and Mega Man agrees. Mega Man tells his team that the team isn't itself without Kirby, but they can't afford to put his safety at risk and they need to find a way to do this mission without him. Pac-Man asks if he's sure about this and Mega Man says that it doesn't matter because they have no other choice.

In McCallister's tent, Bart sits in a chair while McCallister paces the room. McCallister says that he has no idea who Bart is or why he's snooping around his camp, but he's a Simpson and McCallister is a man of the Simpson people and if Bart is here to lend a hand, then McCallister will gladly accept his help, but if he's a traitor or a Popstar spy, McCallister won't hesitate to send Bart back to Planet Simpson to face justice. Bart chimes in and says that McCallister really doesn't remember him. McCallister looks at him confused. Bart then flashes back to his youth on Planet Simpson. In the middle of the night, Bart escapes out of the window of an orphanage and heads out into the streets. As Bart walks through the streets, he follows his usual route and heads up onto the rooftops. Pulling up his hood, he parkours his way around until he is overlooking a military base. There, he watches the delivery of a new batch of Transformers. Bart takes out a notebook and scribbles down notes and mutters that the pattern is always the same. He then puts the notebook away and prepares to turn around and leave. After a moment of hesitation, he turns around and looks as if he's going to make a run on the base, but once he does, he is stopped by Allister McCallister. Bart is initially scared, but McCallister tells him to calm down. Bart asks if McCallister is going to arrest him and McCallister says that he's not. He informs Bart that he's seen him up on the roof for the past four months and is disappointed it took him this long to go for it. Bart says that he was afraid to get caught. McCallister asks if he wants his Transformer that badly. Bart says nothing, but McCallister tells him that he can get him one right now and says to follow him. Bart does so.

On the Land of Ooo, Pink Panther and Wally walk throughout the city helping the people of the Land of Ooo and Planet Simpson alike. During a break, Wally talks to Pink Panther and tells him that he never did thank him for all the training he's given him. Pink Panther tells him that he didn't really do anything except bring Wally's skills to the forefront. Wally tells him that he knows him well enough that he doesn't have to be so modest. Pink Panther tells him that he's not being modest and points out that Wally is young and instead of hanging around doing young people stuff he's here, helping out strangers that he doesn't know. Wally thanks Pink Panther for his kind words. Paco then lands and says that he just checked out Pig King's Castle and says that he's not there. Pink Panther says that as annoying as Pig King is, he's smart enough to know not to go back to the place they'd check first. Paco says that S.E.C.R.E.T. will probably find him first and Pink Panther says that even if they do, TFAWPS could still get into serious trouble because technically they aided a fugitive in his escape. Paco says that Mario should know that it wasn't like that. Paco then notices McCallister's tent and Pink Panther gives him a look, indicating he should head over there.

Out in space, Pig King and Master Robot land on a moon near the Land of Ooo. Master Robot asks Pig King what their goal with the shard will be, but Pig King says he doesn't have a good idea yet. Master Robot suggests that they could take it to the Dark Order as a peace offering. Pig King points out that they're all in jail, but Master Robot says that their leader is not. Pig King calls Master Robot a genius, but Master Robot simply replies that he is just doing as he is programmed to do. Pig King then orders Master Robot to take him to Fin-Land. Master Robot attempts to take off and Pig King impatiently asks him what he's waiting for. Master Robot replies that he is unable to move, and then he short circuits and falls to the ground, dropping Pig King to the floor. As he gets up, he sees Pac-Man and Snoopy standing over Master Robot as Froakie and Mega Man corner Pig King from behind. As they approach him, Pig King comments that it looks like they're short a member and Froakie tells him to shut up. Mega Man asks Pig King what happened to him. Pig King tells Mega Man that he's just lost it completely. Pig King says that he's getting real tired of everyone calling him crazy and insists that he isn't crazy and Pac-Man approaches him and tells him that he's crazy to think he can win a fight against the All-Captains Squad. Pig King sarcastically comments that it isn't the All-Captains Squad at all with their missing member. Pac-Man then goes to attack, but Mega Man quickly tells him to stand down. Mega Man demands Pig King give him the shard and nobody gets hurt. Pig King says that he's not handing over anything unless they make a deal. Froakie says that the All-Captains Squad doesn't make deals with criminals, but as Master Robot gets up and prepares to attack them, Froakie says to wait a minute and says that they should talk.

In the flashback, Bart wakes up in a soft bed at the military academy. McCallister talks to the new recruits and tells them that today will be their first mission. He tells them that they have diplomats visiting Planet Simpson and is ordering the cadets to join him for the motorcade as their first mission. Bart asks who the diplomats are and McCallister tells him that it's not his place to ask and orders them to get in line. Out on the motorcade route, the cadets all stand at attention as a ship lands. From the ship, out steps King Salamence and Queen Lucy of Fin-Land, with the prince Zack stepping out behind them. King Salamence and Queen Lucy greet Princess Peach and she likewise greets them and thanks them for coming. As they move out, Bart briefly steps out of formation, causing him to be publicly scolded by McCallister, who refers to him as "cadet." King Salamence tells McCallister that that one's a little slow, prompting McCallister to laugh. Bart looks angrily at the King, with Zack taking notice. During a dinner, King Salamence and Queen Lucy talk diplomatically with Princess Peach and Allister McCallister, as Zack sits there annoyed. Mid-way through the dinner, King Salamence orders Zack to pay attention, embarrassing him in front of Princess Peach. Bart was there to witness the event. Flashing back to the present, Bart asks McCallister if he can leave, and McCallister says that he can as long as he stays away from the tent and Bart walks out.

In the Starcaster, Sonic, Ted, Mofo, and Buster play a four way game of catch with each one saying what they think was their craziest adventure. Sonic says that his was the time he was brainwashed, Mofo says it was the time Bart stole the Transformer and pretended to be him, Buster says that it was the time Zack tried to invade the North Pole, and Ted says that it was obviously the passed eleven days. The Rainbow Twins come in and ask if they've seen anything, but Buster replies that it's been quiet all day and that they're just trying to enjoy some much needed quiet time. G. Biv says that quiet time is the problem. Sonic asks what he means and G. Biv explains that with all the chaos that's been going on lately, it doesn't make sense that it should all go quiet. Roy says that both Zack and Pig King have been really quiet, Meta Knight hasn't come after them yet, and that it's been days since they've heard from Cell or Genesect. Upon hearing this Sonic drops the ball and says that they do have a point and suggests they take this opportunity to do some deep space scans and check for any sign of cosmic activity across quadrants one, two, and three.

As Bart walks through the city, a wounded Simpson soldier asks him for help. Bart initially ignores him, but the soldier calls him back saying that it's not like a Simpson to ignore one of their own in need. Getting very angry, Bart quickly composes himself and walks over to the soldier and recognizes him as one of his former cadet mates. The soldier says that his arm is broken. Bart grabs it and forcefully resets it, causing the soldier a lot of pain. Bart then notices a group of Simpson soldiers and approaches them. From on top of the roof, Paco decides to tail him.

On the moon, Pig King says that he's really tired and doesn't want to fight a bunch of guys he knows he can't beat so he tells them that he'll give them the shard in exchange for a full pardon. Mega Man says that that's not going to happen, but Pig King then says that he can just take the shard to Zack or Cell and end the discussion there, pointing out that Master Robot could easily defeat them, but Mega Man retorts that he could easily take both of them alone. Pig King asks if he really wants to try that now and embarrass himself in front of his friends. Mega Man then calms down and says that he'll see what he can do about the pardon, but Pig King says that he needs a promise. Mega Man then promises and Pig King hands him the shard. Elsewhere in the universe, Cell, continuing to harvest power from the shards, opens his eye and simply says "Now."

In the flashback, King Salamence berates Zack for embarrassing him, but Zack says that he didn't even do anything, but King Salamence says that he was acting unprofessional. Queen Lucy tells her husband to relax and tells Zack to step outside. Listening in from outside, Bart steps away from the door, just as Zack steps out, seemingly not even noticing Bart. Zack walks down the hallway as Bart watches with resentment, but Zack then tells Bart to follow him. Meeting somewhere secret, Zack tells Bart that he's not invisible and that he shouldn't listen to people like McCallister or his father. Bart says that he knows that and he never used to do that. Zack says that he needs someone like Bart, but needs to know if he's worthy. Bart asks what Zack would have him do and Zack replies that he needs a Transformer. Bart tells Zack to consider it done. Zack tells Bart that he leaves in the morning and if he's interested in the opportunity, he should return it to him before morning. Returning to the military base, Bart pretends to turn in for the night and after lights out, Bart sneaks out of his bunk and heads into the storage room. After waiting several minutes for the guard patrol to pass by, Bart sneaks into another room and opens the box of Transformers. Picking one up, he hears someone enter the room and quickly disguises himself as McCallister and yells at the cadets for being in the storage room after lights out and orders them back to bed. With the Transformer in hand, Bart leaves the facility and spends the night in a tree overlooking the hotel where Zack is staying. The next morning, Bart meets Zack at the meeting place and hands over the Transformer. Zack tells Bart that he's exactly the type of guy he's looking for and asks him to join him. Bart agrees and disguises himself as a Fin-Land guard and boards the ship with Zack and his family.

Back in the present, Bart returns to McCallister's tent, with Paco on his trail. McCallister notices Bart and says that he thought he told him to stay away, but Bart tells him to shut it. McCallister stands in shock as Bart approaches McCallister's squadron. Paco says that this can't be good and flies down to stop him. Bart stands above the soldiers and asks them why they're serving Planet Simpson, Paco tells Bart to stop this, but Bart silences him. Bart continues on, saying that Bart was once one of them, but realized that Planet Simpson doesn't care for its soldiers at all and that he questions whether or not McCallister knows his own name. Paco tells Bart to stop and that he doesn't know what he's doing. Bart then turns to Paco and says that Paco is wrong and says that Bart was never more sure of anything in his life. He says that he always felt guilty about leaving Planet Simpson, but now he realizes that they should all feel guilty for serving Planet Simpson when they don't care about their soldiers at all. Paco tells Bart once more to stop or he will attack. Bart continues on saying that he's found his real calling in life and is ready to serve a cause he truly believes in and urges the soldiers of Planet Simpson to do the same. Bart then uses his Transformer to turn into a giant version of himself, prompting Paco to attack him and the two begin a fight. McCallister then orders his troops to arrest the traitor, but Pink Panther and Wally arrive just in time to tell McCallister that TFAWPS has this covered. McCallister says that that man is a deserter, but Pink Panther says that he's been on the Land of Ooo's wanted list for a year and that puts him under TFAWPS' jurisdiction and says, with all due respect, that McCallister needs to stand down.

As Paco and Bart fight, Paco tells Bart that he is wrong about Planet Simpson, but Bart tells him to shut up. From the Starcaster, Mofo notices the fight and informs Sonic. Sonic sighs and says that it's enough vacation time for them and they head out to stop him. Bart tells Paco that he, of all people, should understand why he hates Planet Simpson, stating that the Land of Ooo doesn't exactly trust them. Paco says that while that may be true, he still cares about people and manages to gain the upper hand on Bart and manages to break his Transformer, causing him to fall to the ground. As Bart lands, he realizes that he is near Zack's Lair and quickly enters an old hatch. As Paco flies down, he looks around for Bart and realizes that he's gone. Pink Panther and Wally join him and Pink Panther assures Paco that he did the right thing. Paco says that Bart may have had a point. Sonic and the rest of the team arrive and join Paco, who ask him what that was all about. Paco says that he'll explain everything on the Starcaster and they head out. As they walk towards their ship, Wally calls Pink Panther over. Pink Panther asks if everything is okay and Wally says that he realizes that the immediate threat to the universe is out in the cosmos, but he says that someone needs to stay behind on the Land of Ooo. Pink Panther asks if he's sure about this and Wally says that he is, but that doesn't mean he's not there when TFAWPS needs him. Pink Panther says that he's proud of him, and the two hug and depart. Wally walks over to McCallister and asks if everything is okay and McCallister says that this area is compromised and that he's moving his troops out. As they depart, Wally looks out over the Land of Ooo and smiles.

On the moon, Mega Man places the shard in a protective case and decides to bring the shard back to the Galactic Federation for safekeeping. Mega Man turns around and prepares to leave, when from behind he hears Genesect say that the shard would actually be quite safer with him. As Mega Man turns around he witnesses Genesect standing above a defeated Froakie, Pac-Man, and Snoopy.

Characters

 * Sonic
 * Ted
 * Pink Panther
 * Paco
 * Mofo
 * Buster
 * Roy
 * G. Biv
 * Lupina
 * Wally
 * Mega Man
 * Froakie
 * Pac-Man
 * Snoopy
 * Pig King
 * Master Robot
 * Bart
 * Allister McCallister
 * Mayor
 * President Space
 * Cell
 * Genesect
 * Zack (flashback)
 * King Salamence (flashback)
 * Queen Lucy (flashback)
 * Princess Peach (flashback)

Trivia

 * The episodes referenced by Sonic, Mofo, and Buster are Invader From the Negative Zone, Deadly Is The Bear's Claw, and The Christmas Episode.
 * The scene where Bart is running across the rooftops with his hood up is a reference to the Assassin's Creed series of video games.
 * This episode reveals how Bart came to join the Dark Order, after realizing that he and Zack have similar qualities.