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Well hello there everybody welcome to another Magic Happy VR Troopers Review, and today we are looking at Battle for The Books written by Adam Gilad, and directed by John Blizek.

So we start of with today’s “My dad taught me” moment which this time is another actually good one since it explains how his dad used to read to him everyday, and about the importance of books which again is a good message, and actually fits the plot of the episode.

We then go to Tao Dojo where Ryan, and JB are practicing Karate but it looks like their just flexing their muscles around while Tao watches, and then shows them how it’s supposed to be done by looking like he’s freaking the heck out,

Afterwards Ryan, and JB talk about an upcoming tournament which gives them the opportunity to remind us of Ryan’s sub plot of wanting to buy into the dojo but also sets up a new one for JB where he’s trying to save up money to go to college, and sets up the main plot of JB’s dad having a bookmobile.

Speak of the devil as they say we see JB’s dad himself driving around giving books to kids, and says “these kids make this job worth everything” (that doesn’t sound right) while at Ziktor industries Ziktor is watching and gives exposition on his latest evil scheme which is to destroy all books so that he himself, and only him can have access to knowledge of Solar energy (no really), and transforms into Grimlord, and orders his mutants to destroy the bookmobile.

At the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin is showing some kids around, and explains how reading is an important part of becoming a journalist, and how she herself visits the library five times a week for research, and that the bookmobile should be there soon,

We then cut to JB’s dad’s bookmobile when JB’s dad see’s a police blockade (which I’m sure will have no uncomfortable implications), and proceed to transform into Skugs, and trash his bookmobile with axes.

While back at the Underground Voice Daily Kaitlin wonders what happened to JB’s dad so she calls JB who in turn takes out the VR disc so that he can ask the professors help to check his dad’s route.

Then JB, and Ryan get on their motorcycles to where JB’s dad is, and a Skug fight breaks out where Ryan, and JB just punch, kick, duck, and legsweep the Skugs until one Skug accidentally kicks another Skug trying to hit JB destroying them both, and Ryan kicks a Skug into another destroying the last of them.

JB’s dad is okay but the damage is done as his bookmobile is totaled, and the library can’t afford to fix it since it can barely afford upkeep as it is, and he’s worried about JB’s college fund, and we get an actually pretty touching bit where JB decides he’s going to use the prize money from the Tournament to help his dad.

At the virtual dungeon Grimlord ask Ivar, and Icebot who the most powerful soldier is, and they both suggest the Eliminator a silver computer like robot while at Tao Dojo the Tournament is underway against the generic Crossworld City dojo to the delight of another inexplicably large crowd of random people

JB is fighting with an Asian guy in a white gi, and punches him earning a point while Kaitlin takes pictures JB then does jump kick but his opponent blocks earning him a point which worries Tao but JB does another jump kick, and hit earning another point to Ryan’s delight.

Now for the tie breaker JB’s tries to kick his opponent who keeps dodging then tries his own kick, and punch which JB doges, and then lands a punch of his own winning the first half of the semi finals.

Now it’s Ryan’s turn, and his opponent is some long haired guy in red pants, and a white shirt who has an eye patch. Ryan tries to kick him but his opponent blocks punches him with his palms, and laughs.

Then Ryan’s opponent does a bunch of kicks, and jump kicks but Ryan dodges them, and punches him, and knocks him down while Tao, and the random juges in business suits look approvingly.

Now for the tie breaker Ryan’s opponent tries to punch, and kick him but Ryan blocks, and then downs him with a jump kick allowing Tao Dojo to advance to the finals.

Ryan then takes off his virtualizer, and puts it in his gym, and Kaitlin, and Tao both congratulate Ryan, and JB but Kaitlin has to go develop some pictures but promises to return before the finals against Midtown dojo

Ryan then puts his gym bag on a chair when the phone rings, and he picks it up to find Jeb who says it’s a problem at the lab so he, and JB leave but forget Ryan’s virtualizer.

At the lab the professor informs them that the Eliminator is attack but also tells them that he’s given JB some new weapons like the vr techno bazooka a powerful cannon launched from the mothership, and the vortex command which will allow him to send mutants back to virtual reality so no one in the real world gets hurt Ryan, and JB are about to transform when Ryan remembers he left his virtualizer at the dojo so he has to go back, and get it leaving JB to fight Grimlord’s minions.