1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Hey, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: Short Stories, where we turned your ideas into some amazing adventures. Yeah, like, 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: today's story comes to us from Alex from Seattle. Hey Alex, 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: you can't too. Just head over to kidshort stories dot com. 6 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: Send me your idea. Maybe we'll turn it into an 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: amazing adventure. Are you guys ready? I definitely am. Let's go, 8 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: and Alex, don't forget to brush your teeth, shouted Alex's parents. 9 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: Alex was getting ready for his first day of school. 10 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: This was a very exciting day for him and many others. 11 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Have you ever gone to school? 12 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: Oh? 13 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, that first day. It's very exciting sometimes a little scary, 14 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: just not sure exactly what's gonna happen, right, yeahs your 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: teacher gonna be nice? Are there gonna be friends there? 16 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: Do you know anyone in your class? Oh? Dear, so 17 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: many different things. But oh wait, but what about all 18 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: the amazing new things that are waiting for you, Like 19 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: there might be new friends and and one new playground 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: to play on, and all new teachers that are hilarious. 21 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: Starting a new school year may feel a little nervousy, 22 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: but it's also super duper awesome. Well, Alex was getting 23 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: ready for that very first day of school when he 24 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 1: was looking for his shoes. He was looking everywhere his closet, 25 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: underneath his bed, even behind the toilet, which I don't 26 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: even know why would he even look there, because how 27 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: did your shoe end up behind the toilet? But you know, 28 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: I guess when you have something low do you look 29 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: in every single place possible? Right? Yeah, Well, finally he 30 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: heard the best news ever, Alex, your shoes were in 31 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: the car. Hurry, we gotta get going. You found my shoes, 32 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: said Alex. He was so relieved. They were his brand 33 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: new school shoes that he was going to be wearing 34 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: to this first day of school. And oh, he forgot 35 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: that he left him in his car. He had actually 36 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: put them there the day before so that they wouldn't 37 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: get lost, and then he forgot that he put him there. 38 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: This day is not off to a very good start. 39 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: I hope it gets better, but unfortunately, something crazy is 40 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: about to happen. As Alex climbed into his parents' car, 41 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: he jumped in his seat, clicked the buckle, and off 42 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: they were on the road. Thankfully, his school was pretty 43 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: close to where he lives, so it wasn't going to 44 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: be as super duper long drive. And on the way, 45 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: they were gonna listen to their favorite music. What do 46 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,399 Speaker 1: you like to listen to in the car maybe while 47 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: you're going to school? Do you have some favorite music 48 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: you like to listen to, or or maybe even some 49 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: Kid Short Stories podcasts? Right? 50 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? 51 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: Well, parents, did you know that we actually have different 52 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: podcast feeds? 53 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 2: Yeah? 54 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: So Kid Short Stories is one feed, and then there's 55 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: a ton of other stories on our Biology Squad podcast 56 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: and our Kids Animal Stories podcast. So you have to 57 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: make sure that you're subscribed to all three of those 58 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: so you don't miss out on any of our awesome stories. 59 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: Well that's what Alex was listening to on his way 60 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: to school. He was ons Biology Squad, but he also 61 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: liked to listen to the stories to catch the latest 62 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: updates on what doctor Stinky Breath might be up to. 63 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: But then Alex looked up at the clock in his 64 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: car to check the time and he said, wait a second, 65 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: are we we're not at school yet? Are we gonna 66 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: be late? I'm not sure, Alex said his parents, Uh, 67 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: this red light feels like it's been red forever. And look, 68 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: all the other lights are around here, are all read too. 69 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: Alex pressed his face up against the window in his 70 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: car and saw exactly what they were saying. Every single 71 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: stoplight had turned red, even the stop light you know, 72 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: of the other direction. Like nobody was moving. He leaned 73 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: up even further to see the next street, and the 74 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: next street, and the next street. Every single stoplight had 75 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: turned red. Nobody was moving? What is going on? Meanwhile, 76 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: high up in the clouds up above, doctor Stinkybreath was 77 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: laughing that his evil plan was actually working per Ninja's 78 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: please tell me how did you pull this off? I 79 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: could see that every single stop light in the Soul 80 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: City is turned red, and nobody can move anywhere. No school, 81 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: no wirk, no nothing, only bad traffic. I love bad traffic. 82 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: Well bus. 83 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: We actually program this robot to walk around the whole city, 84 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 2: and it has some special laser eyes. When let's set 85 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: a stoplight with those laser eyes, it instantly turns it 86 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 2: to red. 87 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: Wow, purple, Ninja, that is great to hear. How can 88 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: we make sure that this robot knows exactly what to 89 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: do and where to go? Can we make him go 90 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: to other cities as well to take over all of 91 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: the stoplights. 92 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, but we're able to control him from way 93 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: up here at the lamp. And uh, it looks like 94 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 2: he's running a little bit low at battery, so he'll 95 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: need to stop for a charge somewhere. But what's these 96 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 2: fully charged that will have him head over to the 97 00:05:59,360 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: next city. 98 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: I love it, purponinhaz It was now eight o seven, 99 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: which means that school had started seven minutes ago. Well, actually, 100 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't only Alex that was late to school. It 101 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: was the entire school. The whole school was late and 102 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: so they weren't even able to start on time. The teachers, 103 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: the principles, everybody was stuck in bad traffic. Alex heard 104 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: a buzz coming from his backpack. He reached in, unzipped 105 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: the top and pulled out his walkie talkie. SH this 106 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: is Alex, sh Alex, this is HQ. We need your help. 107 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: Based on your GPS location, it looks like you are 108 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: stuck in the same gridlock of traffic that many of 109 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: our other agents are. SH. Yeah, I knew there must 110 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: be something crazy going on. What's the mission? Sh. We 111 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: believe that there is a robot walking around the city 112 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: with laser eyes able to control the stoplight. Sh holy smokes, 113 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: I see him right now, said Alex. It was It 114 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: was true. Alex was looking out the window and there 115 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: it was a giant robot walking down the street. Boom 116 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: boom boom. Sh Alex, we need you to chase down 117 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: that robot and see if there's a way that you 118 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:38,559 Speaker 1: can stop him. Hurry sh Before even Alex was able 119 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: to get a word out of his mouth to ask 120 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: his parents, they knew that he had to go save 121 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: the day. Go Alex, go, they shouted as he jumped 122 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: out the door of the car. But then all of 123 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: a sudden, the robots started to do something very strange. 124 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: It was like opening up a compartment in the back 125 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: of it. It was like reaching around into its back 126 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: and it's it's pulling out a charging cable. Alex knew 127 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: exactly what he had to do. That robot was standing 128 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: over by a whole bunch of charging stations, you know 129 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: for cars to charge themselves. But it looks like that 130 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: robot needs a charge. Alex knew immediately what he had 131 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: to do. He had to get that card. He ran 132 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: over as fast as he could and grabbed one of 133 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: his net blasters out of his spy pack. All right, 134 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: I think I only got one chance at this, said 135 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: Alex as he aimed it up, and the net blaster 136 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: flew out and grabbed onto the charger right out of 137 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: the robots and and he was able to pull it away. 138 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: Oh dear, now the robot sees Alex Ron Alex run. 139 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: Alex took off, running as fast as he could with 140 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: the robot close behind. Alex was running as fast as 141 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: he could with that robot's charging cord in hand, when 142 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:18,359 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the robot ran out of batteries. 143 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: Holy smokes, I didn't realize that robot was just gonna 144 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: run out of batteries that fast, but Alex did it. 145 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: He grabbed his walkie talkie called it in HQ, and 146 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: HQ was able to reset all the stoplights to their 147 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: normal working order, and everyone continued on their day. Except 148 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: futtings of world happened on Ziah. Why do I see 149 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: so many green lights that Unfortunately our robot ran out 150 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: of batteries. How did that happen? I thought you said 151 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: that he just needed to charge up. 152 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 2: Well, unfortunately, the charging cable for a robot is missing. 153 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: Now get a nuzzle fun Just get it Jorgs back 154 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: up night now. 155 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 2: Unfortunately that was our only cable her ponyance. 156 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: Wow, great job, Alex always smokes. Who what an incredible 157 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: first day of school. I hope the rest of your 158 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: day goes a little bit better than this crazy trafficky morning. 159 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: The end. Great job, you listened all the way to 160 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: the end. And I have a very special edition of 161 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: kids shout outs. You see, we've did our very first 162 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: live event a little while ago where I got together 163 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: with a whole bunch of other friends and we had 164 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: a nerf amazing battle to protect this one place from 165 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: doctor Stinky Breath. Yes, he was actually trying to take 166 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: it over. And there's a few friends that I want 167 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: to give a very special hello to. Hey, annescy Liam Logan, Finland, 168 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: Elijah Levi, Lannen and Carson. Wow, it was so great 169 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: to hang out with you guys, and so many more. 170 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: I hope you all have a super duper day and 171 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: I will definitely see you all next time we do 172 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: a live event. Speaking of live events, oh, that reminds me. 173 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: We are having a new live event on September fifth. Yes, 174 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: Labor day. That's probably a day that you are maybe 175 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: home from school, or maybe he's sitting somewhere that morning 176 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: looking for something to do. So how about we do 177 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: another kids Short Stories trivia game show with prizes and 178 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: all kinds of fun stuff. All right, I think that 179 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: sounds like a super duper idea, So mark your calendars 180 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: for September fifth, and make sure that you follow the 181 00:11:55,800 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: Hey mister Jim Instagram page right now, have your parents 182 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: check on Instagram for Hey mister Jim and follow that page. 183 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: That is where this live event will be happening. And 184 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: I will see you on our next adventure. Bye.