The Earth appears, and then a city by a lake, where many planes fly around an airport.

A song plays and it says ONCE UPON A FUTURE TIME
IN A PLACE CALLED
STARDUST BAY
COUNTIN' DOWN TO
ADVENTURE NOW
ROCKETS ON A MISSION
WE'RE ON OUR WAY!

Three happy space racers take off and fly into space.

The song continues SPACE RACERS
SURFIN' THE SOLAR WIND
SPACE RACERS
TOGETHER THE FUN
BEGINS

The space racers explore the Solar System.

The song continues WAY UP WHERE THE
PLANETS, MOONS
AND STARS ALL SHIMMER
AND SHINE, SHINE
HAVING A GREAT TIME
EXPLORING
SPACE RACERS

The title of the show appears in space: Space Racers.

Starling shows up and says HEY, WAIT FOR ME!

Today’s episode is "Paint your rocket."


(music plays)

Hawk and Eagle flies around Saturn.

Hawk says NOTHING LIKE FLYING
AROUND SATURN
WITHOUT A CARE
IN THE UNIVERSE.
RIGHT, EAGLE?

Eagle says YOU BET, HAWKY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD
MAKE IT EVEN BETTER?
A RACE AROUND TITAN!

Hawk says OOH, A MOON RACE.
I'M IN!

Eagle says I'LL EVEN GIVE YOU
A TEN-SECOND HEAD START.
GO!
EIGHT. NINE.
TEN!
ZA-ZA-ZOOM!
COME ON,
SHAKE A BOOSTER ROCKET!
THEY'RE GONNA WIN!

Hawk says I'M SHAKIN',
I'M SHAKIN'!

Hawk flies over an ice volcano and says AAH!

Eagle says HAWK!
ARE YOU OKAY?

Hawk says AH, I FEEL LIKE
I DRANK
A GIANT FUEL SLUSHIE
WAY TOO FAST.

Eagle says THAT'S BECAUSE YOU JUST
FLEW OVER AN ICE VOLCANO...
WHILE IT WAS ERUPTING!

Hawk shivers and says CAN WE GO HOME NOW?
I CAN'T FEEL
MY TAIL FIN.

(music plays)

Back in the academy, Robyn says EAGLE! I WAS WATCHING
FROM THE OBSERVATORY.
WHAT WERE YOU GUYS
THINKING,
FLYING OVER TITAN'S
ACTIVE CRYOVOLCANO?

Eagle says HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS GONNA ERUPT.
BESIDES,
NO ONE GOT HURT.

Hawk lands.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Robyn gasps and says "NO ONE GOT HURT"?

Hawk says HAVE YOU SEEN HAWK?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

He looks at his reflection on a window and says AAH!
PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT
THAT ROCKET IN THE MIRROR!

He looks gray.

Robyn says I'M SORRY, HAWK,
BUT ASH THAT ERUPTS
FROM ICE VOLCANOES
IS MOSTLY MADE
OF AMMONIA,
WATER, AND METHANOL.
THE COMBINATION MUST HAVE
STRIPPED OFF YOUR PAINT.

Hawk says BUT I LIKE MY PAINT!
OH, I FEEL NAKED
WITHOUT MY PAINT!

Eagle says AW, DON'T WORRY!
IT'S JUST A FEW SCRATCHES
AND DINGS.
GIRLS LOVE
THAT SORT OF THING.
RIGHT, ROBYN?

Robyn sighs and says COME ON, HAWK.
LET'S GO SEE COOT.

At his garage, Coot says A SKIRMISH WITH
AN ICE VOLCANO
IS NOTHING
TO SNEEZE AT.
YOU'RE LUCKY
YOU'RE FULL-BODIED,
OR YOU'D HAVE LOST MORE
THAN PAINT!

Hawk says CAN YOU FIX ME,
COOT?

Coot says IN A JIFFY!
BUT THIS SCRAPED HULL
IS LIKE A BADGE OF HONOUR.
SURE YOU WANT
TO PAINT OVER IT?

Eagle says THAT'S WHAT
I SAID!

Hawk says YES! I WANT TO LOOK
LIKE ME AGAIN!
IN SOOTHING BLUE
AND GREEN.
[HUMMING]

Coot programs his painting robot and says AND...
[HUMMING]
ONE OLD HAWK,
COMIN' UP!
DINKY WILL TAKE CARE
OF THE PAINT JOB.
I'M ALREADY A TAD LATE
FOR A CONFERENCE ON THE MOON.

He chuckles.

Robyn says SEE?
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO
BE FINE.
WE'LL MEET YOU
IN THE CAFETERIA.

Eagle says LATER, BUDDY.
GOOD RACE TODAY.

Hawk sighs.

[MACHINERY WHIRRING]

Hawk goes in the painting machine.

[BEEPING AND WHIRRING]

Hawk says OH, CAN I LOOK NOW,
DINKY?

The robot puts a mirror in front of him.

Hawk says AAH!
THAT'S NOT ME!
WAIT!
I MUST BE SLEEPING!
AND THIS IS A BAD DREAM!
AVA, TELL ME
I'M DREAMING.

Ava says NEGATIVE, CADET HAWK.
YOU ARE WIDE AWAKE.
IN HIS HASTE,
PROFESSOR COOT
PROGRAMMED YOUR COLORS
INCORRECTLY.

Hawk says BUT, I CAN'T
WALK AROUND LIKE THIS!
WHEN WILL HE BE BACK?

Ava says 18 HOURS, 31 MINUTES.
CORRECTION: HE'S REGISTERED
FOR A BUFFET LUNCH.
MAKE THAT 19 HOURS.

Hawk says DINKY!
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE,
THIS NEVER HAPPENED,
AND YOU NEVER SAW ME
LOOKING LIKE A GIANT
ALIEN SPACE FROG.
GOOD-BYE!

At the cafeteria, Raven says HEY, IS IT TRUE
YOU AND HAWK
GOT HIT BY AN ICE VOLCANO
ON TITAN?

Eagle says CORRECT-A-MUNDO,
RAVEN.

Robyn says NOW, WHERE TO BEGIN...
HOW ABOUT THE PART
WHERE YOU WAIT FOR HAWK
TO GET HERE,
SINCE IT'S HIS STORY TO TELL.

Eagle says YEAH, YEAH.
WHERE IS HAWK,
ANYWAY?
NOT HERE.
OKAY, WHERE WAS I?

Hawk hides under a tarp.

Hawk says PSST! STARLING!

Starling says HAWK?
IS THAT YOU?

Hawk says SHH! YES.
I NEED YOU TO DELIVER A MESSAGE
TO ROBYN AND EAGLE.
TELL THEM I'M NOT
COMING TO DINNER
AND I WON'T SEE THEM
FOR ANOTHER...
19 HOURS AND 38 MINUTES.
CAN YOU DO THAT
FOR ME, PLEASE?

Starling says SURE!
BUT, WHY ARE YOU HIDING
UNDER THAT TARP?

Hawk says UH... BECAUSE IT'S FUN
UNDER HERE?

Starling goes under the tarp and says OOH, IT'S DARK
UNDER HERE, TOO.
HEY, YOU'RE ALL
GLITTERY!
AND STRIPE-Y.

Hawk says NO!
YOU'RE SEEING THINGS.
YOU'RE YOUNG!
YOUR EYES AREN'T DEVELOPED.

Starling says OH, MY GALAXY!
YOU'RE THE SAME COLOR
AS ONE OF MY LUNAR PONIES!

Hawk says I HAVE TO GO!
HER NAME
IS SOLAR SWEETIE,
AND SHE'S MY TOP FIVE
FAVOURITE.

Later in his shed, Hawk has some fuel and says MM-MMM.
GOOD THING I HAD THIS EMERGENCY
FUEL BOX UNDER MY PILLOW.
WHO KNOWS WHEN
I'LL BE ABLE
TO SHOW MYSELF
IN PUBLIC AGAIN.
[DOORBELL RINGING]

Hawk says GO AWAY!
NO ONE'S HERE!

Starling says HAWK...
I BROUGHT MY FRIEND
TO SEE YOU.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

Hawk says NO!
LET ME HIDE FIRST.

Sparrow says WHOA!
CAN I TOUCH YOUR STRIPE,
MR. HAWK?

Hawk says UH, OH...
HEY, SPARROW.

He gaps and says YOU KNOW MY NAME!

Starling says AHH. ISN'T HAWK
THE COOLEST ROCKET
IN STARDUST BAY?

Hawk says BECAUSE I FLEW OVER
THE ICE VOLCANO?

Starling says NO, SILLY!
BECAUSE YOU'RE SO YELLOW
AND SPARKLY.

Sparrow says YEAH! NO ONE ELSE
HAS THE GUTS
TO WEAR SUCH
AWESOME COLORS.

Hawk says IT WAS
A BIG ACCIDENT.
AND WHEN COOT COMES BACK,
HE'S GONNA REPAINT SO,
UNTIL THEN,
KEEP THIS QUIET, OKAY?

Sparrow says UH-HUH.
HE'S SO COOL!

Starling says MM-HMM.
[GIGGLING]

Hawk looks at himself in the mirror and says ME? COOL?
NAH!
[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Hawk comes out of his shed wearing sunglasses.

He bumps into a tree and says UNH!

Eagle rolls by and says OH, SORRY,
WHOEVER YOU ARE.

Eagle says HAWK?
I DIDN'T EVEN
RECOGNIZE YOU.

Hawk says COOT PUT IN
THE WRONG COLORS!
GO AHEAD, BRING ON
THE JOKES.
WHAT'S YELLOW, GREEN,
AND FLUFFY,
AND COMES
FROM OUTER SPACE?
A "MARTIAN"-MALLOW?
NO, HAWK.

[LAUGHING]

Eagle says GOOD ONE.
BUT, IT'S NOT SO BAD.

Starling says THERE HE IS!
SEE, CROW?
WE TOLD YOU SO.

Crow says WOW!
WHAT A TOTAL REBEL!

Hawk says WHO, ME?

Crow says YEAH!
YOU'RE DIFFERENT
FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

Sparrow says YOU'RE WILD!

Eagle says OKAY, "FAWN PATROL,"
BREAK IT UP.
LET ME TELL YOU
ABOUT HAWK.

Sparrow says WILL YOU SIT
WITH US AT BREAKFAST?

Hawk says I GUESS.
I GOTTA EAT ANYWAY.

Sparrow says COOL.

Crow says YAY!

Starling says DREAMY!

Hawk says YOU KNOW... MAYBE I AM
REBELLING AGAINST SOMETHING.

Eagle says ROBYN, YOU'LL NEVER
BELIEVE IT!

Robyn says NOT NOW, EAGLE.
I HEAR THERE'S AN AMAZING
NEW ROCKET ON CAMPUS.
EVERYONE WANTS
TO MEET HIM.

Eagle says THE AMAZING
NEW ROCKET IS HAWK.
[CAMERAS CLICKING]

Starling and her friends take pictures of Hawk.

Starling says OOH, ONE MORE,
HAWK!
PLEASE?
AND, CAN YOU POSE LIKE
A ROCK STAR THIS TIME?

Hawk says SURE.
YOU MEAN LIKE THIS?

He curls up a wing.

He says I DEMAND ONLY CRANBERRY
ROCKET FUEL!
THE FIZZY KIND.

Eagle says SEE?
HE'S ALL CHANGED.

Robyn says JUST BECAUSE
THE YOUNGER CADETS
ARE SMITTEN WITH HAWK'S
NEW LOOK...

Raven says I'VE GOT TO GET
HAWK'S AUTOGRAPH!

Robyn says OKAY, JUST BECAUSE
THE YOUNGER CADETS
AND RAVEN HAVE GONE
HAWK-WILD
DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S CHANGED.

Eagle says HEY, HAWKY,
LET'S PLAY SOME ORB-O.

Hawk says OOH, NO CAN DO, BRO.
I'M HANGIN' WITH MY FANS
DOWN AT THE LUNCH PAD.

Eagle says DON'T YOU MEAN
THE LAUNCH PAD?

Hawk laughs and says OH, EAGLE.
NO ONE CALLS IT THAT
ANYMORE.
LET'S ROLL, HAWK HEADS.

Eagle says ROBYN, CAN YOU BELIEVE
THIS GUY?
YOU SAID
HE WOULDN'T CHANGE.

Robyn follows Hawk.

Eagle says UH, ROBYN?

Eagle meets Headmaster Crane in his office.

Crane says I SENSE YOUR PAIN,
CADET EAGLE.
BUT, YOUNG ROCKETS OFTEN
GO THROUGH COLOURFUL PHASES.
THEY MIGHT BE TRYING ON
A NEW PERSONALITY,
SEEKING CONFIDENCE,
OR SIMPLY WANT TO BE DIFFERENT.

Eagle says BUT, HAWK ALREADY HAS
A SUPER GREAT PERSONALITY
AND LOADS
OF CONFIDENCE.
I DON'T WANT HIM
TO BE DIFFERENT.
I WANT HIM
TO BE HAWK.

Crane says HE IS STILL THE SAME
ON THE INSIDE.
NO MATTER HOW FLASHY
HE APPEARS ON THE OUTSIDE,
HAWK IS STILL YOUR FRIEND
WHO RACED YOU AROUND
SATURN'S MOON.
AS A WISE ROCKET
ONCE SAID...

Eagle says THANK YOU,
HEADMASTER CRANE.

Crane says NOT EVERYONE CAN PULL OFF
A TITANIUM SPACE HELMET. HMM.

(music plays)

At the launch pad, Robyn says WHAT'S UP, EAGLE?
HAWK WAS JUST TELLING US
HIS LIFE STORY.

Hawk says AND THEN ONE DAY,
I WAS YELLOW AND GREEN.
BOOM!

Eagle says I'D LIKE TO BORROW
YOUR HERO FOR A MINUTE
AND CHALLENGE HIM
TO A RACE AROUND TITAN.
YOU ON, BUDDY?

Hawk says YOU BET!

All say AWW.

Sparrow says BUT YOU WERE GONNA
TEACH US THE HAWK HOP.

Hawk says I KNOW, AS SOON AS
I GET BACK.

Eagle says UH-UH.
NOT SAFE
FOR HAWK HEADS.
YOU CAN WATCH FROM
THE OBSERVATORY.

In outer space, Hawk says OOH! I'M FREE!
NO ONE WATCHING
MY EVERY MOVE,
NO ONE IMITATING ME.
[LAUGHING, SHOUTING]

Sparrow, Starling and Robyn watch them in the observatory.

Robyn says WAIT-- WHERE'S CROW?

Hawk says HANG ON!
WHAT IF I GET HIT
BY THE ICE VOLCANO AGAIN?

Eagle says NAH. WHAT ARE THE ODDS
OF THAT HAPPENING TWICE?
ZA-ZA-ZOOM!

Hawk says YOU'RE TRYING TO GET ME
TO DAMAGE MY RAD NEW PAINT,
AREN'T YOU?

Eagle says OKAY, FINE.
YES!
BECAUSE THEN I CAN HAVE
MY BUDDY BACK.

Hawk says WHAT ARE YOU,
JEALOUS?

Eagle says NO!
IT'S GREAT EVERYONE THINKS
YOU'RE COOL.
YOU ARE!
BUT NOT BECAUSE
OF SOME DOPEY STRIPES.

Hawk says AWW, REALLY,
EAGLE?

Robyn says GUYS,
CROW IS UP THERE.
HE SNUCK OUT TO BE
LIKE HAWK,
AND HE'S GOING TO TRY TO FLY
OVER THE VOLCANO.

Hawk says EAGLE! GET HIM
OUT OF THERE, NOW!
[GRUNTING]

The volcano erupts as Crow flies over it and it sends him away.

Hawk catches him.

(music plays)

Crow says AAH!
[GRUNTING]

Hawk says UNH!
YOU OKAY, CROW?

Crow says UH, YEAH.
THANKS, HAWK!

Hawk says COOL SCRATCH MARK,
BY THE WAY.

Crow says HUH?

Robyn says WOW!
DID YOU SEE CROW?

Sparrow says HUH! LET'S GO
TELL EVERYONE!

Hawk goes back in the painting machine.

Coot says PRESENTING...
A BRAND-NEW OLD HAWK.

Hawk comes out of it in his old colours and says YAY!

Eagle says NOW, THERE'S THE HAWK
WE KNOW AND LOVE.
WELCOME BACK,
BUDDY!

Hawk says YOU KNOW,
I LEARNED SOMETHING
WHEN I WAS A REBELLIOUS
ROCK STAR.

Eagle says HERE WE GO.

Hawk says NO, REALLY!
I LEARNED THAT BEING COOL
ISN'T NEARLY AS GREAT
AS BEING WITH
MY BEST FRIENDS.
OR SHOULD I SAY,
MY HAWK HEADS?
[LAUGHING]

They laugh and have a race.

(music plays)

The end credits roll.