Arthur falls for a new flying girl, Carmelita, so the Tick carves himself a new sidekick. In the mean time, the city is in the path of the giant whale Blow Hole who is running across the country.
The Tick and Arthur defeat Venus and Milo with the help of the janitor. The villains later disarm our heroes, and use the arms to make robots that (sorta) look like our heroes.
Sister and brother performers, Fred and Soren, beg for Arthur's help after their dolphin, Mr. Smarty Pants, is kidnapped by The Cult of the Fin, which has sinister plans for Reno, Nevada.
The Tick and Arthur visit a home for retired superheroes, and hear the story of the Desire-O-Vac. Arthur doesn't believe a word of it, but the old super-villain The Terror wants it, and is using his son to find out all about it.
