Chip, now living in an alley, meets a group of robots who urge him to join their gang. However, Chip discovers that the gang dismantle other robots and use their parts for themselves, so he tries to run away, but is caught. As they prepare to take his parts, he sends a distress signal to Plankton, who finally becomes concerned for Chip and arrives to save his son, but is quickly overwhelmed by the robots. Chip, upon seeing his father in danger, speaks for the first time and rewires an ice cream 