Episode 8, The Inside Out writer –?

- Gen. Thornton’s military base is under attack by the Legion Ex Machina, this time in the form of the ARX7, a Scorpion-shaped behemoth with an immobilizer beam that renders people frozen and helpless. Good thing the BG and Rusty arrive.

BG: Today’s horoscope – future looks grim for Scorpio.

But before BG can properly respond, ARX7 fires its immobilizer beam at them.

Rusty: Your lame-o beam won’t work on us robots, right Big Guy? Big Guy?

And BG is motionless, because its pilot, Dwayne, is motionless.

- Back on the Darkhorse, we learn that the military and Dwayne were somehow snapped out of their stupor. Dwayne’s put through a series of medical rigors to get him back up to speed. He and his crew discuss how officially the beam’s alpha-radiation somehow put BG in shutdown mode.

- At Quark, Donovan is presenting the latest scientific breakthrough – NURDS (Nanotech Update and Repair Drone System).

Jenny: Do they wear pocket protectors like the other nerds around here?

- Donovan demonstrates the NURDS on an unsuccessful, busted invention, the Breakfastron. In a matter of minutes the NURDS have the machine shiny new and repaired and able to make some toast.

Jenny: Shall I fetch the marmalade, sir?

Some stray NURDS land near Rusty and enter his system, but do nothing.

Rusty: Hey, they’re not fixing me – I must be perfect!

- Rusty is then called away by the Big Guy’s signal and meets up with him in downtown New Tronic City to battle a giant mutant worm. It should be noted that some NURDS travel from Rusty to the Big Guy at this juncture.

Rusty: That thing is huge!

BG: More of him to love

- BG does a John Henry body slam on the worm and is about to finish him, when all of a sudden the wiring inside BG takes on a life of its own, moving and shifting and eventually crowding out Dwayne, forcing him to eject. And then comes the inevitable…

Rusty: Lieutenant Dwayne, what were you doing inside BG?

- Dwayne’s at a loss for words, but fortunately, the BG isn’t.

BG: I must have taken off while the chief was doing repairs. You OK, little buddy?

At Quark, Slate and Thornton and Dwayne discuss what happened. Apparently the NURDS were able to figure out how to make the artificial intelligence system of the BGY work and fixed it. Gen. Thornton is suitably impressed and orders NURDS for the military. Dwayne will finally get some rest, but doesn’t seem to thrilled about it…

- Back at the Darkhorse, the crew tries to find something to do with a perfect BG, like try and get him to shut down.

BG: Shut down? On Jane and Joe Taxpayer’s dime? Forget it.

Of course, the danger systems choose this moment to go off; apparently the mutant worm has reappeared. BG and Rusty go off to fight it. The crew keeps watching as BG gets injured and rush to go help, only to see the NURDS repair everything; they start to worry they are now obsolete.

Rusty: Another job well done!

BG: The work’s never done, boy robot – not so long as they crave out precious bodily metals. (wanders off)

Rusty: Who’s they?

- Meanwhile, things at Quark aren’t so rosy; Jenny’s blowdrying Donovan’s hair.

Jenny: Nice and poofy, sir, just the way you like it.

Suddenly the hair dryer begins attacking Donovan. Likewise, a vending machine in Quark goes haywire – even the Breakfasttron is off-kilter . And at the military, the tanks are also going berserk; while the inactive ARX7 gets supplied by NURDS. Dr. Slate begins to suspect something is wrong with the creations.

- Back in New Tronic City, Rusty has to deal with a berserk BG, who starts attacking the city at random. Some of the conversations:

BG: As the jackal is drawn to moonrise, so am I drawn to my foes.

Rusty: Uh, what foes, BG?

Apparently he’s referring to cars, which are evil robots devouring people.

BG: The red ones incubate the eggs.

BG then begins attacking cars.

BG: Come on, baby, light my fire.

Rusty (to onlookers): He’s not feeling well…

BG: That’ll teach them to covet my metals!

And then he destroys a mailbox.

Rusty: Um, isn’t that a federal offense, Big Guy?

BG: Not when the mailbox is laughing at me.

- Other BG random quotes.

BG: Who wants ice cream?

BG: Quiet, son; you’ll scare the fish.

- Slate deduces that NURDS apparently over-repair machines to the point where they start to fall apart; they now realize this is probably happening to the BG as well, and Dwayne elects to try and fix the BGY. He tries to land near the hatch and open him, but an already antsy BG reacts.

BG: Next stop, ouchville!

Fortunately, Rusty distracts BG -

Rusty: BG! Red robot at four o’ clock!

BG: I’ll fry the turkey. (ignores Dwayne, who secures a hold on BG)

Unfortunately, the BG signal goes off; apparently the new ARX7 is now attacking another part of the city..

BG: I can fly! Time to get hoppity!

And takes off with Dwayne still clinging to his back.

BG: Scratch that itch! (rubs his back across a bridge; fortunately Dwayne gets inside in the nick of time)

- Once inside, Dwayne begins pulling out the wiring and, at the advice of his pit crew and Slate, destroying all the NURDS. Functioning gradually returns.

BG: I gotta – for the love of – candy – job gram!

- Repaired BG flies on, and meets up with ARX7.

BG: Got a sweet tooth? Candy gram!

Rusty has finally turned up to that part of the city, still thinking BG is insane.

Ricky: BG, I can’t let you hurt…that evil robot scorpion?

BG assures Rusty he’s back to normal, and the two attempt to take out the robot.

BG: Time to serve up two scoops of candy-coated kaboom!

But the attacks don’t work because the NURDS repair the scorpion everytime.

- Fortunately, Dr. Slate drives up with a device that emits damaged circuit frequencies; it attracts the NURDS in the scorpion into a trap, and Rusty and BG are then able to successfully take it out.