[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow
[LACTOBACILLUS] Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu
[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow Ah- Ah- Ah-
Wooo!
[RED] Every day of every week, when the day begins
I am always primed and ready
even if the load is heavy, ya know
[WHITE] When disaster strikes I'm there, it's a flawless win
Though my breath is kind of hurried
and my clothes are torn and dirty, it's teatime
[RED, WHITE] But when my tasks are through,
I think back to you
Wishing fate could make our worlds collide
--[MACRO] Collide --[KILLER] Collide
[ORDINARY] Collide
[RED, WHITE] "I'll show you how much stronger I am..."
Like always, whatever comes our way
[MACRO, KILLER] Whatever comes our way
[RED, WHITE] We're gonna work today
[MACRO, KILLER] We're gonna work today
[RED, WHITE] All together, now! Giving it our all!
For the sake of peace, we'll see it all through!
This is the path we choose
[MACRO, KILLER] This is the path we choose
[RED, WHITE] We will never lose
[MACRO, KILLER] We will never lose
[RED, WHITE] Always on your side! We won't let you die!
Miracle brigade, we're Cells at work
[MACRO, KILLER, ORDINARY] We each play our role
[RED, WHITE] Our job is one in the same
[MACRO, KILLER, ORDINARY] Together we're whole
[RED, WHITE] To keep you healthy's our aim
It's our festival Working for you, let's go!
[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow
[RED, WHITE] Here we go!
[LACTOBACILLUS] Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu
[RED, WHITE] Here we go!
[NARRATOR] "Acquired Immunity."
[MEMORY CELL] What is this?
What sort of vision stands before me?
They're heading our way!
[MEMORY CELL] These visions...
They're flowing into my mind!
[gasps]
Muh... Muuuuuumps...
[screams]
What's all the ruckus? You good, Memory Cell?
A meteor shower... Cells at war...
A lone messenger from the outside world...
[B CELL] Huh?
[MEMORY CELL] What was that vision I saw?
Why would I have such a gore-soaked dream
when I'm not even a phagocyte?
It shouldn't happen. It all felt so wrong.
Was that a glimpse of the end of the world?
If that's the case, was it a vision of the future?
Could my dream really be...?
[B CELL] Memory Cell?
[MEMORY CELL] It was one thing to have
all past battles committed to memory,
but now I'm a prophet of things to come?
Memory Cell!
[MEMORY CELL] If that's the case,
whenever that strange virus inevitably appears, our world...
...is doomed!
I'm talking to you!
Could you give it a rest with all the mumbo jumbo!
Less spacing out, more recording antigen data, okay?
If you don't do your job, I can't do mine.
I need your knowledge to put up a fight, remember?
[bells chime]
[P.A. SYSTEM] Attention.
A viral infection has been detected in the parotid gland.
All immune cells in the area,
please report to duty stations immediately.
Well, that'd be our cue.
If our invader's a known antigen,
we'll take 'em down with antibodies.
Come on, time to go to work.
Uh. Yeah.
[CELL A] You see that thing in the shadows, right?
What is that thing? It's crazy.
[MUMPS VIRUS B] Mumps?
[MEMORY CELL screams]
Seriously? That's one funky virus.
Memory Cell, is it in your records?
Er... Memory Cell?
[MEMORY CELL] Get a hold of yourself!
It's not like the world's guaranteed
to end now or anything!
Okay, time to use that gift of second sight to find a solution.
Come to me...
Come to me!
[MUMPS VIRUSES] Mumps!
[CELL C] Run for your lives!
[B CELL] Huh? Wait for us!
What the--?!
[B CELL screams]
[1146] Target sighted!
[1146] Die!
Thanks for the kick, man.
'Course. Been a while, B Cell. How are you guys holdin' up?
Did you guys start?
[MEMORY CELL] Come to me, premonition.
Come to me! I need you! What happened to my third eye?
Hey, is everything all right over there, Memory Cell?
Well, anyway, we'll handle this,
so you guys get yourself to safety.
Mump? Mump!
[BOTH gasp]
What? How the--?
[1146 screams]
[MACROPHAGE sighs]
Uh! Oh, my!
[4989 yelling]
This is nuts!
These guys are tripling their numbers
every time I turn around!
[WBC F screams]
[MEMORY CELL] I don't believe it.
All the carnage I foresaw is coming to fruition!
Sure, all this is a little different
than what I saw with my second sight,
but clearly, this must mean I have the gift!
That I... am a prophet!
[CELL G] Hey, B Cell! Is that you?!
Hurry, whip up some antibodies and save us!
This virus is no joke!
Whoa, whoa, hold on.
I can't just make antibodies without the data.
Someone needs to present me the antigen first.
Okay, then forget the antibodies!
Just take those guys out!
[B CELL] Well, I may be a type of white blood cell,
but I don't do phagocytosis.
Attacking with antibodies is kinda my specialty, so--
[CELL I] Oh, enough excuses!
Figure somethin' out, B-team!
What did you call me?
[MEMORY CELL] I'm the only one who can save this world.
Focus! Clear your mind!
A bizarre virus... a battle... and then what?
Something falls from the sky, I think?
[MEMORY CELL] I have no idea!
Come on, miraculous second sight power!
Don't fail me now!
Calm down!
[MUMPS VIRUSES] Mumps! Mumps!
[MACROPHAGE] Now, now.
Thanks for the save!
Oh, it was my pleasure.
[MACROPHAGE giggles]
Pardon me, I think I'll go present the antigen
to Commander Helper T-Cell.
Everyone, please take care!
Roger that! We're counting on you!
Godspeed!
[1146] Once the antigen's presented,
the reinforcements will arrive.
But can we hold out that long?
[B CELL] Come on, help me look!
We'll just have to make do with a similar virus!
You've gotta remember something like this, yeah?
No distractions, B Cell! I'm prophecying.
I'm about to tap into a vision of the future!
Hey, our problem is right here and right now, okay?
Forget the future and get to remembering the past!
[MEMORY CELL] Ah...
That's right. It happened all too swiftly.
From out of that distant sky, far beyond anyone's reach,
burst forth a colossal tube.
And from that tube, a flood of spheres
sealed by an unfathomable, otherworldly force.
Hold on, something's alive in there. Inside the capsules!
[sputtering]
[WBC A] What are these things? They're so weak!
[KILLER T A] Yeah, weak as hell?
[gasps]
[WBC A] Total pushovers. Wonder what their deal is?
[KILLER T A] Who knows?
So should we stick to protocol?
With a normal virus, we'd have someone
present the antigen and preserve the data sample.
Leave it to me!
[WBC H] Then we'll have you record the antigen data
if that's all right, Mr. Memory Cell.
Yeah, sure!
So that... wasn't a prophecy...
...but some raggedy old memory I'd forgotten about?!
[NARRATOR] Vaccination.
The process of injecting a weakened pathogen or toxin
to acquire immunity in advance of infection.
This allows the body to develop protections
against a specific disease via an antigenic substance
called a "vaccine."
[MUMPS VIRUSES] Mumps! Mumps! Mumps!
[growls]
[1146 gasps]
They're gonna try to smother us all at once!
Hold the line!
[MUMPS VIRUSES] Mump!
[1146 yells]
[1146] What was that?
[WBC I yelping]
Guess who's back.
[B CELL] Sorry about the wait.
[MACHINE] System initializing.
Self-check, okay. Starting injection protocol.
Targets identified.
Antigen status confirmed. Targets locked.
Energy charge complete.
You better hold on to your cheeks 'cause this...
[B CELL] ...is acquired immunity, baby!
[NARRATOR] Acquired immunity.
Immunity acquired during one's lifetime,
whether through infection or vaccination.
[MUMPS VIRUSES yelling]
[NARRATOR] And so, thanks to the power of acquired immunity,
the antigens soon vanished without a trace.
[CELLS cheering]
[CELL J] Wow, that was crazy!
We didn't even have to show them an antigen!
[WBC J] Way to go, B Cell!
[CELL K] Antibodies are rad!
[chuckles] Of course, the only reason
that he could make those antibodies
without antigen presentation
was my spectacular memory recall.
That's not how I recall it.
You had us going in circles for a while.
Hey, let's not--
[B CELL] There was already an antigen entry on today's virus,
but you were going on and on
about some prophecy and just plain forgot.
That was the problem!
What do you mean?
Just what I said--
this guy messed everything up for us today!
Hey, let's not point any fingers here.
I mean, take a look.
[NARRATOR] The mumps virus.
A virus that causes epidemic parotitis.
It's characterized by swelling of the parotid glands,
causing difficulty in swallowing.
These swollen cheeks are why the disease
is commonly known as the "mumps,"
the plural form of "mump," meaning "grimace."
[B CELL] I mean, look how thorough your records are,
shouldn't we feel ridiculous?
After all that toil, too!
[CELLS] Your one job is to remember things!
[MEMORY CELL] I remembered eventually!
Huh. Maybe I should've kept that one under my hat.
Where the hell is the virus?
Well, I guess they didn't need the backup after all!
[sighs]
Man, what a day.
[NARRATOR] "Peyer's Patch"
[SMALL INTESTINE CELL] Here's the next batch!
Lactose, sucrose, maltose, too!
--[TRANSFUSION RBC] Boy-howdy! --[RED BLOOD CELL] Wow!
The small intestine's amazing!
This is where all the nutrients get processed, right?
The place sure is bustlin', but it's growin' on me!
Thank you so much for showing us around.
I honestly didn't know the first thing about this area!
Don't mention it. Always happy to help.
Actually, this my first time in the small intestine, too,
but I was taught all about it way back
when I was just a little erythroblast.
Shouldn't someone have taught you, too, senpai?
[RED BLOOD CELL chuckles nervously]
[1146] Uh, I know. Why don't I go get us some tea?
I'll only be a minute.
[RED BLOOD CELL] Yeah! That'd be great, thanks!
[KILLER T-CELL] Hey! Neutrophil!
Aren't you a sorry sight?
We stand in the small intestine, a single membrane away
from a teaming torrent of trillions of bacteria,
and you've got your head in the clouds!
Let me remind you that the intestines are no place
for candy-ass cells like you!
They're a battlefield where we stare into the abyss
and the abyss stares right back!
[1146] Listen, Killer T--
[KILLER T-CELL] Save it.
I never imagined you neutrophils could be so complacent.
If you don't get your act together,
some bacteria will make a meal out of you and your crew
instead of the other way around.
Then it's all over.
I won't let that happen.
Oh, no? You got a problem with what I'm sayin'?
You're the one who started this.
I was only showing the new red blood cells around
to make their job easier.
I thought a tour might be helpful.
And that's the sort of head-in-the-clouds nonsense
I have a problem with!
The only thing you should ever be thinking about
is killing the enemy.
M-Maybe we should all take a breather?
[KILLER T-CELL] So tell me, pretty boy!
How can you respond to an emergency
if you're busy playin' tea party?!
Even as we speak, there may be germs
preparing a large scale a--
...a... ttack...
[ALL yell]
What the--?
That's not the native colony of intestinal bacteria.
All of these attacking germs must have multiplied
within the nutrients!
[chuckles]
Calling all neutrophils
There's an invasion of small intestine-bred bacteria
at D6-18!
They're destroying surrounding tissue.
Requesting immediate backup!
Killer T?
We'll pick up our conversation after this.
But if things go south, we're gonna need your help.
[KILLER T-CELL] Right.
[2048] The toxic gas from that bacteria
is endangering every cell in the area!
If we don't end this fast,
it'll generate carcinogenic metabolites!
We've got to eliminate the bacteria ASAP!
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Hmph.
How I'd love to see you try, Mr. White Blood Cell!
Of course, if you care at all about the life
of this intestinal epithelial cell,
then you better do exactly as we say!
[CAMPYLOBACTER laughs]
[NARRATOR] Campylobacter.
A bacteria that causes infectious enteritis,
which can result in fever, diarrhea, and stomach pain.
Wha--? A hostage? How low can you get?!
[INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL] H-Help me!
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Low?
You see, I prefer to call this payback.
I mean, how many of our comrades have you murdered?
And all because it's your job to protect the lives
of all these defenseless little cells.
Look, I don't wanna get killed mid-monologue,
so I better get out of here.
You can find us in the intestinal tract
when you're ready to submit.
See ya later, White Blood Cells! This world is ours!
[2048] Dammit!
There's no way to break through this membrane!
Hold it, Campylobacter!
We submit to your demands, so let him go!
Oho?
First up, we want you to make these intestines
a more comfortable place for campylobacters.
We want you to deliver us
the cream of the freshest nutrient crop,
and eliminate any germ that gets in our way!
[1146 yells]
Oh, and you white blood cells will stay
on the other side of that membrane and put on a show.
And it better be funny and poignant!
[CAMPYLOBACTERS laughing]
And that's not all! We demand three meals a day!
And prime real estate in a quiet location with a view
where we can build our own colony!
A paradise of campylobacters, by campylobacters,
and for campylobacters, right in your own backyard!
After which, for the sake of maintaining order
in perpetuity and for all eternity,
until our great-great-great...
[1146] Very well. We accept all your terms.
Anyway, once we've got all that done--
What?! No way! You really accept?
Woo-hoo!
All right, I'll let the hostage go, but before I do,
you're gonna have to do everything I tell you!
I'm putting you all in time out!
Reflect on the scores of our comrades you slaughtered!
Now dance for me!
We got no choice, we gotta dance!
Now give your buddies a clobbering!
[KILLER T-CELL] Ugh! What the hell is that moron doing?
I always knew he was an idiot,
but this is a whole new level of stupid!
[1146] We-We did everything you asked.
So please... you promised to let the hostage go free.
[laughs] Promises are so easy to break.
With you guys all tuckered out, I don't think you could catch us
if we decided to invade the tissue.
No! You can't!
[CAMPYLOBACTER] It would be pathetic if you died
because you all turned on each other.
So why don't I finish you off myself?
[1146] Wait, Campylobacter!
That's not what we agreed on! Please, let the hostage--
Enough talking! Die!
[1146 yells]
[KILLER T-CELL] You idiot!
That germ was never going to release the hostage.
You should've known that, dammit!
Squad Leader.
[CAMPYLOBACTER laughing]
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Just look at you!
That's what you get for underestimating our strength!
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Bye now!
[2048] Hey! Come back here!
No, not that way!
[KILLER T C] Damn! The germ just took off with the hostage!
Come on. That's just embarrassing.
Not too bad, pretty boy.
[CAMPYLOBACTER C] Talk about pesky!
Still have enough energy to chase us, do ya?!
[1146] Oh! Ow, ow, ow! Hurts so bad!
[2626] U-1146! Are you okay?!
Ah! This is bad!
How could we have let them get so close
to that one spot that's super easy to infiltrate?!
There are no villi there,
so it's like an easy-access VIP entrance for bacteria!
You idiot, you need to keep your voice down about that!
Ah! Is that here?!
[1146] Quiet! We can't let that info slip!
What the hell's going on in there?
Any idea what they're on about, hostage?
[INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL] Well, that would be... um...
Listen, if I told you, would you at least spare my life, please?
Yeah, yeah, totally!
[INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL] You see, there's a spot
where both villi and membranes are real sparse right nearby.
And if I may say so myself,
it's about as airtight as a sieve.
It'd be so easy to infiltrate.
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Hmm...
By any chance, would you be talking about...
...this place right here?!
Oh, no! We're doomed! They've broken through!
[INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL] Um, so what about me?
[CAMPYLOBACTER] Shut up! I don't need you anymore!
All right follow me, guys! We've finally made it inside.
All-we-can-eat food with a warm place to sleep
are ours for the taking!
And we'll never have to worry about earning our keep again!
Woo-hoo! Nutrient city!
Look at all these riches! Lucky us!
Time to gorge ourselves and multiply like crazy!
Welcome. What'll it be, dear guests?
What do you mean, what'll it be? Can't you see I'm a bacterium?
I want every last scrap of food you've got!
I suppose you would. Please, enjoy.
After all, this is more or less your last supper.
It's one worth savoring.
That's a weird thing to say.
Well, anyway, I'm just gonna help myself to--
[gasps]
We didn't think you'd ever arrive,
but welcome to the party.
[CAMPYLOBACTER] A-An immune cell?
What are you doing here?
[CAMPYLOBACTER C] It's three against one, so you better--
Hope you're ready for some punishment.
I figured you were gonna see right through
our obvious bating.
You bacteria are dumber than I thought.
And taking hostages is just a dirty tactic.
That ain't gonna fly on our turf.
This here, this is immune tissue in the small intestine
where we lure stupid germs to slay them all in one fell swoop.
A Peyer's Patch!
[NARRATOR] Peyer's Patch.
A mass of immune tissue that can be found in the depressions
between the villi in the small intestine,
or in areas where there are no villi.
These patches are filled with lymphatic nodules,
and they play a crucial role in the intestinal immune system.
[CAMPYLOBACTERS yelling]
And I'm M Cell,
proprietor of this humble Peyer's Patch, at your service.
[NARRATOR] M Cell.
A cell found on the surface of a Peyer's Patch,
which traps bacteria and viruses.
The captured invaders are handed off to the dendritic cells
and presented as antigens.
You obviously didn't realize it at the time,
but while you were busy knocking our squad around,
we managed to send a signal to our allies.
A signal that we were gonna lure you to this very Peyer's Patch.
[CAMPYLOBACTER] S-Signal?
Yeah! A signal.
We signaled M Cell right in front of you!
But that's no fair!
[ALL] Time to die, you filthy germ!
[CAMPYLOBACTERS screaming]
[KILLER T-CELL] Phew, I guess all's well that ends well.
Way to play that germ like a fiddle.
Hey, I know I kept accusing you of being a moron,
but when the chips are down,
your head's definitely in the right place.
Heh. You proved me wrong.
Glad to do it.
[KILLER T-CELL] Maybe a tea party now and again
ain't so bad.
Maybe a tea party now and again ain't so bad...
[1146] Huh? Why do I feel like I'm forgetting something?
[gasps]
That white blood cell feller sure takin' his time.
Just how long are we going to keep waiting?
Well, maybe he got lost for a change.
[1146] Oh, no! I forgot to get the red blood cells their tea!
[KILLER T-CELL] Yeah, he's a moron.
[1146] My receptor's picking something up!
[RED BLOOD CELL] Mr. White Blood Cell!
There's a weird mask on the ground!
[1146, RED BLOOD CELL] De-Dengue!
[1146] Next time on Cells at Work!!
"Dengue Fever/Acne."
[1146, RED BLOOD CELL] All right! Time to get to work!