Professor Membrane has just unveiled a world changing machine that will completely remove the entire need for fuel, though if the machine were to malfunction, it could cause a giant shockwave that would destroy all life on Earth. However, Professor Membrane refuses to turn the machine on until his children are present, in which Dib is absent because he is attempting to prevent Zim from sabotaging the machine. However, things soon take a turn for the worse as Dib falls into one of Zim's traps and the crowd in front of Professor Membrane beings to grow uneasy over the fact that they've waited so long, so Professor Membrane decides to send Gaz to go find Dib and put an end to his foolishness.