I found in the dumpster at the DSA... [loud thud] [rubs hands together drily] [mechanical whirring and metallic clattering] Presto!

An electric engine made entirely of Earth junk!

[Sunspot whimpers] Hmm, you’re right, Sunspot.

I’ll need a battery to power the engine.

- Aha!

One Earth battery.

[triumphant music] - Ta-da!

- So... will our racer go fast?

- Will it?

With this battery-powered electric engine, it’ll be the fastest motor in the Kid-Kart Derby!

Our racer will win!

Whatever that means.

- Wait, did Jet say, "This submarine sandwich will go really fast"?

- He said an electric engine.

- [yelps] Mindy!

Stop sneaking up on me.

- I can’t help it.

I’m going to Jet’s garage.

Want to come and see the electric engine with me?

- No.

I’m a detective, remember?

I need to solve this case myself.

- ’Kay!

Bye!

- [sighs] How do you spell "electric engine"?

- Wow.

Your racer is beautiful.

But isn’t it missing something?

- Oh, yeah!

All it needs now are those round things that hold Earth cars up and get them to where they’re going by going around and around.

- You mean wheels?

- Right!

Wonderful Earth word.

- I can get two wheels off my bike... - I can too.

That makes four!

- We’ll be right back.

[both laugh] - Hi, Mitchell!

[Cody barks] - Oh, hello, Mitchell!

What are you doing?

- I wasn’t spying on you.

Uh, we just wouldn’t want our racers to be the same.

I was playing...this.

Guess where the tangerine is hidden.

[Sunspot chatters] Ugh.

[Sunspot gulps] - [laughs] What a fascinating Earth game!

Ah, if you’re finished, would you like to look at my racer?

- Uh, I’d...

I--I’d love to!

- It’s powered by a simple Earthie electric engine, which is small but delivers full power, or "torque," without having to build up to speed.

- "Full power, or torque"... How do you spell "torque"?

[Sunspot scribbles] Thanks.

Why can’t you do that, Cody?

[Cody whimpers] - Mindy, are you sure we need five wheels?

- Okay, gotta go, think I left the hose on... or the lights or something.

See you at the race!

[mechanical whirring] Come on, Cody!

- Uh, that’s the way to the kitchen!

- No problem, I’ll show myself out-- [door crashes] Ow!

Ooh!

That hurt.

- Okay!

Good luck.

- Ha!

There’s no way that electric engine isn’t some kind of alien technology.

I’ll show everyone that he’s an alien!

Now, to think up an even better engine for my racer!