[The episode begins with Brain Pod #13, previously seen in "The Adventure Begins", escaping from Zurg's Hornets, who are blasting at him for defecting against the Evil Emperor Zurg himself. #13 boards an escape pod and flees from Zurg's Dreadnought. Zurg is livid about this and grabs a Grub by the front collar while the other Grubs flee from his wrath.]
Zurg
Brain Pod #13 escaped?! Details! What do we know about him?
[The episode begins with a close-up of Buzz's eyes.]
Evil. [whispers] It's everywhere. The galaxy reeks of it. I can fight it. But, I can't fight it alone. I need your help. [The screen zooms out to reveal his full body and XR beside him.] If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Now, you gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I care enough to act"? Well, do ya?
[The anteater citizens look at Buzz while they eat some meat loaf called "mulnar loaf". One female anteater, named Flon, offers some mulnar loaf to Buzz, who reacts with repulse at the smell of the loaf.]
FFlon
More mulnar loaf, Ranger Lightyear?
Zurg
If anyone is to be harmed, IT'S YOU! [presses his "Z" emblem and activates his rocket boots, flying away. Buzz tries to shoot him, but misses as the Evil Emperor laughs evilly. Buzz grunts in frustration and activates his jetpack, taking off in hot pursuit of his archenemy.] Didn't know about the rocket boots, did you, Buzz? And I got them on sale!
It's gonna take more than fancy footwear to save ya!
[Zurg takes out his Ion Blaster and fires at Buzz, who dodges the blasts and fires his laser back at the Evil Emperor, who dodges his counterattack. Klerm watches with interest.]
[He chuckles. Back to Zurg, he looks for Buzz before hearing the Space Ranger from above and looks up.]
[off-screen] Lookin' for somethin'?
[off-screen] Not today, citizen!
PPanchax
What in the name of Aunt Fanny's fluke is going on here?!
I'm Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
PPanchax
[interrupting] I know who you are! I'm Panchax, Chief of Security, and that was a very expensive machine you wrecked!
If it was so expensive, perhaps you shouldn't have let it be sabotaged.
[Booster snickers at this, something that Panchax doesn't take kindly to as he swims towards him.]
PPanchax
Oh, and you've got all the answers?
Officer Panchax, with all due respect, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
PPanchax
Too bad, 'cause I run the show down here and I'm gonna bust those thieves! You and your lung-breathing space cowboys BETTER STAY OUT OF MY WAY!
[He leaves.]
Well, someone seemed to be a little bit tense.
Like someone with something to hide. Mira, you and XR keep an eye on Officer Panchax.
[to XR] Let's go, shorty. You're with me.
Somebody's up to no good down here, Booster, and we're gonna find out who.
GGularis
I really don't like that guy. [presses a switch to set off an alarm, alerting Blackfin] Blackfin! Intruders in the missile chamber! Stop them!
[hears the alarm] Oh, craters! This thing's complicated!
PPanchax
[notices Blackfin coming towards them] I'll hold him off!
GGularis
[takes a look at Capital Planet from his radar] I can't afford to wait any longer. [swims up to the controls] Missile launch!
Zurg
CURSE YOU, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!
Zurg
Grubs! Begin construction of the HYPER DEATH RAY!
ADr. Animus
[giving Buzz a Rorschach test] Now, tell me, what do you see?
ADr. Animus
How about this one?
ADr. Animus
And this one?
ADr. Animus
[holds up a picture of Mira] How about this, Buzz?
That's Ranger Nova. She's happy, cause we got Zurg's pen!
Zurg
Lower it!
Zurg
IT! IT! D'oh, you know! The crystallic self-perpetuating breeder construction core! And can't you come up with a shorter word for it? Like "Evil Takeover Thingy"?
GGrub
In test markets, four out of five victims surveyed were more frightened by big words.
Zurg
Fine, fine, fine. Let the suits have their way... for now.