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 "Return to sender."

(music plays)

The academy, Starling counts and says EIGHT, NINE, TEN!
READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!

She looks at dinky, a small round robot and says NO, NO, DINKY!
THIS IS CALLED
HIDE-AND-SEEK.
YOU HAVE TO HIDE.
THEN I SEEK.
THAT MEANS
I'LL LOOK FOR YOU.
SO YOU NEED TO HIDE SOMEPLACE
WHERE I CAN'T FIND YOU.
[MELANCHOLY BEEP]

Starling says LET'S TRY IT AGAIN, OKAY?
I'LL COUNT,
AND THIS TIME YOU HIDE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, TEN!
READY OR NOT,
HERE I COME!

Dinky hides behind a pole.

Starling says DINKY!
THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!
YOU HAVE TO HIDE
BEHIND SOMETHING BIGGER
SO I CAN'T SEE YOU.
[WHIRS]
OKAY, ONE MORE TIME.
AND REMEMBER, HIDE BEHIND
SOMETHING BIG.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT,
NINE, TEN.
READY OR NOT,
HERE I COME!

Dinky hides right behind her.

Starling turns and says DINKY?
DINKY, WHERE ARE YOU?
[BEEPING]
[STARLING GASPS]
YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO HIDE QUIETLY.
[WHIRS]
[BEEPING]

Hawk comes along and says HEY, STARLING.
ARE YOU PLAYING
WITH COOT'S LITTLE ROBOT?

Starling says HI, HAWK!
YEAH.
I'M TRYING TO TEACH HIM
ABOUT HIDE-AND-SEEK,
BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY
PLAYING YET
BECAUSE DINKY DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND THE RULES.

Hawk says HMM. I KNOW!
WHY DON'T YOU AND DINKY
BOTH HIDE TOGETHER,
AND I'LL TRY TO FIND YOU.
THAT WAY, HE'LL LEARN
HOW THE GAME WORKS.

Starling says SURE! THANKS, HAWK!

Hawk says ONE, TWO, THREE...

Starling hides in a crate in the shed and says IN THERE.

Hawk says...FIVE, SIX...

Starling says THIS IS PERFECT!
HAWK'LL NEVER
FIND US IN HERE!
[BEEPING]
SHH! NO NOISE.
WE'RE HIDING!

Hawk says DOO, DOO,
DOO, DOO-DOO
HMM. HMM. AHA!
HMM.
WHERE CAN THEY BE?

A robot closes the crate and says PACKING, PACKING,
PACKING, PACKING.

Starling says HUH? WHAT'S HAPPENING?

The robot says SHIPPING, SHIPPING,
SHIPPING, SHIPPING.

Starling says WHOOPS! WHOA! OOH!
HEY! LET US OUT!
[WHIRS]

Starling says YOO-HOO.
WE'RE IN HERE!
[BEEPING]

Starling says WHO'S OUT THERE?
HELLO?

Hawk says STARLING?
LITTLE DINKY BOT?
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?
COME TO HAWKIE.

He looks in the library and says YOU IN HERE?
HMM, NOPE.

He looks in the cafeteria and says NOT IN HERE EITHER.
WHERE CAN THEY BE?

He looks by the runway and says OH, MAN, NOT HERE EITHER.
I GOT
NADA
HERE.

He asks a toy rocket HAVE YOU SEEN
STARLING AND DINKY?
BUT YOU'D TELL ME
IF YOU KNEW, RIGHT?

The robot puts the crate in a cargo rocket and says STARDUST BAY,
WE'VE GOT LIFTOFF.

Starling says WHOA!
WHAT'S HAPPENING
OUT THERE?
[BEEPING]
I'M GONNA RADIO FOR HELP.
AVA. AVA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ARE YOU THERE?
I DON'T THINK
ANYONE CAN HEAR US.
[MELANCHOLY WHIR]
DON'T WORRY, DINKY.
WE'LL BE FINE.
SOMEONE WILL FIND US SOON
AND LET US OUT.
I'M SURE OF IT.
[BEEPING]
HEY, LET'S PLAY A GAME
TO PASS THE TIME.
HOW ABOUT TIC-TAC-TOE?
YOU KNOW HOW
TO PLAY, RIGHT?
[WHIRS]
OKAY, I'LL TEACH YOU.
IT'S EASY.
I'LL BE THE "X,"
AND YOU BE "O."
YOU'VE GOT TO GET
THREE IN A ROW.

She projects a virtual tic-tac-toe board using a tablet.

[BEEPING]

They play.

The game voice says "O." "O."
"O." "O."

Starling says YOU WIN.
WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?

The game voice says "O." "O."
"O."
"O." "O."

Starling says BEGINNER'S LUCK!
[BEEPING]

Dinky cheers.

The game voice says "O."
"O."
"O."
[BEEPING]
"O."

Dinky wins over and over again.

[RAPID DINGING]

The game voice says "O."
AH!
"O."

Starling says NO MORE GAMES, DINKY.
I'M KIND OF TIRED.
HOPEFULLY SOMEONE
WILL FIND US REAL SOON.
I WONDER HOW LONG
WE'LL BE HERE.
[MELANCHOLY WHIR]

Meanwhile Hawk keeps looking for them and says STARLING? DINKY?
COME OUT, COME OUT,
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
I GIVE UP.
GUYS, WHERE ARE YOU?
THE GAME IS OVER,
AND YOU NEED TO STOP HIDING
AND COME OUT NOW.

The cargo rocket lands.

Starling says WHOA!
HEY, LITTLE BOT,
ARE YOU OKAY?
[WHIRS]
WE NEED TO FIND A WAY
TO GET OUT OF THIS CRATE
SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT
WHERE WE ARE.
PROFESSOR COOT ALWAYS SAYS WE SHOULD USE OUR TOOLS.

Coot says THE RIGHT TOOLS
GET THE JOB DONE.
SO LET'S USE OUR TOOLS
TO GET OUT OF THIS BOX.
[BEEPING]

Dinky takes out a toothbrush.

[CHIRPS]

Starling says NO, DINKY,
THAT WON'T HELP US.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?
[BEEPING]

He takes out a screwdriver.

Starling says UM, NO.

He takes out a magnifying glass.

Starling says NOPE.

He takes out gardening scissors.

Starling says UNH-UNH.

He takes out binoculars.

Starling says NO. HMM.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
IN THERE?
[BEEPING]

He takes out a toy pony.

Starling says NOPE, THAT WON'T
HELP US ESCAPE EITHER.
WE NEED SOMETHING THAT CAN
BREAK THROUGH THIS BOX.
[BEEPING]

He takes out a picture of Robyn.

Starling says UM...

She chuckles and says DEFINITELY NOT.
[CHIRPS]

Dinky takes out a hammer.

Starling says THAT'S MUCH BETTER!

Dinky hammers the crate open.

[HAMMERING]

Starling says WHOA...!
AH, YAY! IT WORKED!
WHOA! LOOK, DINKY.
I THINK WE'RE IN SOME KIND
OF REALLY BIG WAREHOUSE.
I'VE DEFINITELY NEVER BEEN
HERE BEFORE.
HI, MR. ROBOT.
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME
WHERE WE ARE?
[WARBLES]
HUH?
[BEEPING]
WHILE YOU GUYS TALK,
I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AND BE RIGHT BACK.
[BEEPING]

Meanwhile in Stardust Bay, Headmaster Crane stands on both his wings.

Hawk says HEADMASTER CRANE?

Crane says WOW!

Hawk says HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET
ONCE SAID,
CHALLENGES
OFTEN REVEAL
AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE
OF STRENGTH.

Hawk tries and flips over.

[GRUNTING]
[GROANS]

Crane says OR PERHAPS NOT.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY,
CADET HAWK?

Hawk says WELL, I WAS PLAYING
HIDE-AND-SEEK
WITH STARLING AND DINKY,
AND... AND THEY VANISHED.
I'VE LOOKED FOR HOURS,
AND I CAN'T FIND THEM
ANYWHERE.

Crane says THAT IS WORRISOME.
LET US CONTINUE
TO SEARCH.
PERHAPS WE WILL FIND THEM
IN AN UNEXPECTED PLACE.

Starling says THIS IS STARLING
CALLING STARDUST BAY.
COME IN, STARDUST BAY.
AVA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
NO. NO ONE
CAN HEAR US.
[BEEPING]

Starling says WHAT? REALLY?
THE ROBOT TOLD YOU
THERE'S A REALLY BIG DOOR
ALL THE WAY
AT THE OTHER END?
[BEEPING]

Starling says HEY, WAIT FOR ME!
HELLO?
ANYONE OUT THERE?

A gate opens.

[RUSSIAN ACCENT]

Trogon says WELL, WELL, WELL,
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
A LITTLE ROCKET
AND A LITTLE ROBOT.

Starling says HI. I'M STARLING.
AND THIS IS
MY FRIEND DINKY.
WHO ARE YOU, MISTER?

Trogon says ME? I AM TROGON,
ROCKET SCIENTIST
FROM EARTH.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING
UP HERE, LITTLE ONES?

Starling says WE'RE FROM STARDUST
SPACE ACADEMY.
DINKY AND I WERE PLAYING
HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH HAWK,
AND WE FOUND A REALLY GREAT
HIDING PLACE INSIDE A BOX,
BUT THEN THE BOX GOT
CLOSED UP AND MOVED AROUND,
AND THEN WE WERE
IN A CARGO ROCKET,
AND THEN THE CARGO
ROCKET LEFT,
AND NOW WE'RE
WHEREVER HERE IS.

Trogon laughs and says WHAT A CRAZY STORY!
I LIKE IT!
YOU ARE IN
A CARGO WAREHOUSE
ON THE FAR SIDE
OF MARS.

Starling says THE FAR SIDE OF MARS?
[WHIRRING]

Starling says WE'VE BEEN TRYING
AND TRYING TO CALL
OUR FRIENDS BACK HOME
TO HELP US,
BUT MY RADIO TRANSMITTER
MUST BE BROKEN.

Trogon says NYET,
NOT BROKEN.
WE ARE ON FAR SIDE
OF PLANET.
REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS
DO NOT WORK FROM HERE.
COME WITH ME,
LITTLE ONES.
I TAKE YOU
TO MY OFFICE.
FROM THERE, WE CAN
USE SATELLITE
TO CALL
YOUR HEADMASTER.
CRANE, YES?

Starling says OH, YOU KNOW
HEADMASTER CRANE?

Trogon laughs and says I KNOW ALL THE CRAZY ROCKETS
IN STARDUST BAY.
WE ARE VERY OLD FRIENDS.
COME.
ALL WILL BE WELL.

They video call Crane.

Trogon says CRANE.
[LAUGHING]
CRANE!
TROGON HERE
ON FAR SIDE OF MARS.
I HAVE GOT TWO
LITTLE ONES HERE
THAT BELONG TO YOU.
VERY BRAVE ROCKET
NAMED STARLING
AND A TEENY,
TINY BOT.

Starling says DINKY.
[BEEPING]

Trogon says OH, YES. DINKY.
DA.
THEY'RE BOTH READY
TO COME HOME,
BUT ONE IS NOT A ROCKET
AND CANNOT FLY,
AND THE OTHER ONE
IS TOO YOUNG TO TRAVEL
SUCH A GREAT DISTANCE
BY HERSELF.

Crane says HELP WILL SOON BE
ON THE WAY.

Trogon says OF COURSE!
WE ENTERTAIN THEM
UNTIL YOUR CADETS ARRIVE.

Crane says EXCELLENT.

Trogon says GOOD-BYE, MY FRIEND.
DO SVIDANIYA.
SO, KIDS, WHILE WE WAIT
FOR SPACE RACERS,
WHAT SHALL WE PLAY?

Dinky beeps three times.

[BEEP-BEEP-BEEP]

Trogon says TIC-TAC-TOE?
I WAS CHAMPION
TIC-TAC-TOE PLAYER
AS YOUNG CADET
IN SPUTNIK SPACE ACADEMY!
[BEEPING]
[LAUGHING]

Trogon laughs and says GAME ON!

The game voice says "O."
[LAUGHS, SIGHS]
[WHIRRING]
[SIGHS]

Trogon sighs and says SO, THIS DINKY,
DOES HE ALWAYS WIN?

Starling says ALWAYS.
IT'S A LITTLE ANNOYING.

Trogon says NYET.
IS BIG ANNOYING.

Hawk rolls in and says GUESS WHO!

Starling says HAWK! YOU'RE HERE!

Trogon says CADET HAWK,
JUST IN TIME.

Hawk says HI, TROGON.
HI, STARLING.
DINKY!
LITTLE BOT BUDDY.
[BEEPING]

Dinky rolls away.

Hawk says IS IT SOMETHING
I SAID?

Trogon says WHERE IS LITTLE BOT
GOING?

Starling says HE TOOK ONE LOOK AT HAWK
AND THINKS WE'RE STILL
PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK!
DINKY, YOU CAN STOP
HIDING NOW.

Trogon says COME, LITTLE DINKY BOT.
TIME TO GO HOME!

Hawk says THE GAME'S OVER.
COME OUT, COME OUT,
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
I GIVE UP.
[CHEERFUL BEEPING]

Starling laughs and says OH, DINKY.
[CHEERFUL BEEPING]

Music plays as the end credits roll.