1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Hey, friends, it's mister Jim and welcome back to kid 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: Short Stories, where we turned your ideas into some amazing adventures. Yeah, like, 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: today's story comes to us from Alex from Seattle. Hey Alex, 4 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: he sent me an awesome idea for a story, and 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: you can't too. Just head over to kidshort stories dot com. 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Send me your idea. Maybe we'll turn it into an 7 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: amazing adventure. Are you guys ready? I definitely am. Let's go, 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: and Alex, don't forget to brush your teeth, shouted Alex's parents. 9 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Alex was getting ready for his first day of school. 10 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: This was a very exciting day for him and many others. 11 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: Have you ever gone to school? 12 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: Oh? 13 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, that first day. It's very exciting sometimes a little scary, 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: just not sure exactly what's gonna happen, right, yeahs your 15 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: teacher gonna be nice? Are there gonna be friends there? 16 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: Do you know anyone in your class? Oh? Dear, so 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: many different things. But oh wait, but what about all 18 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: the amazing new things that are waiting for you, Like 19 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: there might be new friends and and one new playground 20 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: to play on, and all new teachers that are hilarious. 21 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: Starting a new school year may feel a little nervousy, 22 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: but it's also super duper awesome. Well, Alex was getting 23 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: ready for that very first day of school when he 24 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: was looking for his shoes. He was looking everywhere his closet, 25 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: underneath his bed, even behind the toilet, which I don't 26 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: even know why would he even look there, because how 27 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: did your shoe end up behind the toilet? But you know, 28 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: I guess when you have something, you look in every 29 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: single place possible, right. Yeah, Well, finally he heard the 30 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: best news ever, Alex, your shoes were in the car. Hurry, 31 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: we gotta get going. You found my shoes, said Alex. 32 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: He was so relieved. They were his brand new school 33 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: shoes that he was going to be wearing to this 34 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: first day of school. And oh, he forgot that he 35 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: left him in his car. He had actually put them 36 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: there the day before so that they wouldn't get lost, 37 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: and then he forgot that he put him there. This 38 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: day is not off to a very good start. I 39 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: hope it gets better, but unfortunately, something crazy is about 40 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: to happen. As Alex climbed into his parents' car, he 41 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: jumped in his seat, clicked the buckle, and off they 42 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: were on the road. Thankfully, his school was pretty close 43 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: to where he lives, so it wasn't going to be 44 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: as super dupe a long drive. And on the way 45 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: they were gonna listen to their favorite music. What do 46 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: you like to listen to in the car maybe while 47 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: you're going to school. Do you have some favorite music 48 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: you like to listen to, or or maybe even some 49 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: Kid Short Stories podcasts? Right? Yeah? Well, parents, did you 50 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: know that we actually have different podcast feeds? Yeah? So 51 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: Kid Short Stories is one feed, and then there's a 52 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: ton of other stories on our Biology Squad podcast and 53 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: our Kids Animal Stories podcast. So you have to make 54 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: sure that you're subscribed to all three of those so 55 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: you don't miss out on any of our awesome stories. 56 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: Well that's what Alex was listening to on his way 57 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: to school. He was ons Biology Squad, but he also 58 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: liked to listen to the stories to catch the latest 59 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: updates on what doctor Stinky Breath might be up to. 60 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: But then Alex looked up at the clock in his 61 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: car to check the time and he said, wait a second, 62 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: are we we're not at school yet? Are we gonna 63 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: be late? I'm not sure, Alex said his parents, Uh, 64 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: this red light feels like it's been red forever. And look, 65 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: all the other lights are around here, are all read too. 66 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: Alex pressed his face up against the window in his 67 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: car and saw exactly what they were saying. Every single 68 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: stoplight had turned red, even the stop light you know, 69 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: of the other direction. Like nobody was moving. He leaned 70 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: up even further to see the next street, and the 71 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: next street, and the next street. Every single stoplight had 72 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: turned red. Nobody was moving? What is going on? Meanwhile, 73 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: high up in the clouds up above, doctor Stinkybreath was 74 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: laughing that his evil plan was actually working. Ninja's please 75 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: tell me how did you pull this off? I could 76 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: see that every single stop light in the Soul City 77 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: is turned red, and nobody can move anywhere. No school, 78 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: no wirk, no nothing, only bad traffic. I love bad traffic. 79 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 2: Well, bus, We actually program this robot to walk around 80 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: the whole city, and it has some special laser eyes. 81 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 2: When let's set a stoplight with those laser eyes, it 82 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: instantly turns it to red. 83 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: Wow, purple, Ninja, that is great to hear. How can 84 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: we make sure that's this robot knows exactly what to 85 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: do and where to go? Can we make him go 86 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: to other cities as well to take over all of 87 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: the stoplights. 88 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, but we're able to control him from way 89 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: up here at the lamp. And uh, looks like he's 90 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: running a little bit low at battery, so he'll need 91 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: to stop for a charge somewhere. But what's these fully 92 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: charge that will have him head over to the next city. 93 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: I love it, purponinhaz It was now eighth seven, which 94 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: means that school had started seven minutes ago. Well, actually, 95 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: it wasn't only Alex that was late to school. It 96 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: was the entire school. The whole school was late and 97 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: so they weren't even able to start on time. The teachers, 98 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: the principles, everybody was stuck in bad traffic. Alex heard 99 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: a buzz coming from his backpack. He reached in, unzipped 100 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: the top and pulled out his walkie talkie. SH this 101 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: is Alex, sh Alex, this is HQ. We need your help. 102 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: Based on your GPS location, it looks like you are 103 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: stuck in the same gridlock of traffic that many of 104 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: our other agents are. 105 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 2: SH. 106 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I knew there must be something crazy going on. 107 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: What's the mission? Sh. We believe that there is a 108 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: robot walking around the city with laser eyes able to 109 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: control the stoplight. Sh holy smokes, I see him right now, 110 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: said Alex. It was It was true. Alex was looking 111 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: out the window and there it was a giant robot 112 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: walking down the street. Boom boom boom. Sh Alex, we 113 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: need you to chase down that robot and see if 114 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: there's a way that you can stop him. Hurry, sh 115 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Before even Alex was able to get a word out 116 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: of his mouth to ask his parents, they knew that 117 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: he had to go save the day. Go Alex, go, 118 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: they shouted as he jumped out the door of the car. 119 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: But then all of a sudden, the robots started to 120 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: do something very strange. It was like opening up a 121 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: compartment in the back of it. It was like reaching 122 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: around into its back and it's it's pulling out a 123 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: charging cable. Alex knew exactly what he had to do. 124 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: That robot was standing over by a whole bunch of 125 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: charging stations, you know for cars to charge themselves. But 126 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: it looks like that robot needs a charge. Alex knew 127 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: immediately what he had to do. He had to get 128 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: that card. He ran over as fast as he could 129 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: and grabbed one of his net blasters out of his 130 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: spy pack. All right, I think I only got one 131 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: chance at this, said Alex as he aimed it up, 132 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: and the net blaster flew out and grabbed onto the 133 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: charger right out of the robots and and he was 134 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: able to pull it away. Oh dear, Now the robot 135 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: sees Alex Ron Alex run. Alex took off, running as 136 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: fast as he could with the robot close behind. Alex 137 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: was running as fast as he could with that robot's 138 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: charging cord in hand, when all of a sudden, the 139 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: robot ran out of batteries. Holy smokes, I didn't realize 140 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: that robot was just gonna run out of batteries that fast, 141 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: but Alex did it. He grabbed his walkie talkie called 142 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: it in HQ, and HQ was able to reset all 143 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: the stoplights to their normal working order, and everyone continued 144 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: on their day except futings the world happened on Ziah, 145 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: Why do I see so many green lights? 146 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: That's unfortunately, our robot ran out of batteries. 147 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: How did that happen? I thought you said that he 148 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: just needed to charge up. 149 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: Well, unfortunately, the charging cable for a robot is missing. Now, 150 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 2: Oh get a nuzz of fun. Just get it charges 151 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 2: back up night now. Unfortunately that was our only cable 152 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 2: her Bonyngeance. 153 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: Wow, great job, Alex always smokes. Who what an incredible 154 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: first day of school. I hope the rest of your 155 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: day goes a little bit better than this crazy trafficky 156 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: morning the end. Great job, you listened all the way 157 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 1: to the end. And I have a very special edition 158 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: of kids shout outs. You see, we've did our very 159 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 1: first live event a little while ago where I got 160 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: together with a whole bunch of other friends and we 161 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: had a nerf amazing battle to protect this one place 162 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: from doctor Stinky Breath. Yes, he was actually trying to 163 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: take it over. And there's a few friends that I 164 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: want to give a very special hello to Hey annescy 165 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: Liam Logan, Finland, Elijah, Levi, Lannen and Carson. Wow, it 166 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: was so great to hang out with you guys, and 167 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: so many more. I hope you all have a super 168 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 1: duper day and I will definitely see you all next 169 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: time we do a live event. Speaking of live events, oh, 170 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: that reminds me. We are having a new live event 171 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: on September fifth. Yes, Labor Day. That's probably a day 172 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: that you are maybe home from school, or maybe he's 173 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: sitting somewhere that morning looking for something to do. So 174 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: how about we do another kids Short Stories trivia game 175 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: show with prizes and all kinds of fun stuff. All right, 176 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: I think that sounds like a super duper idea, So 177 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: mark your calendars for September fifth, and make sure that 178 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: you follow the Hey mister Jim Instagram page right now, 179 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: have your parents check on Instagram for Hey mister Jim 180 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: and follow that page. That is where this live event 181 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: will be happening. And I will see you on our 182 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: next adventure. Bye.