Kyle and Chad have come a LONG way. Watch the entire series so far before the season finale!
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00:00My name's Chad. And I used to bully this kid named Kyle. A lot.
00:04That's it, loser. I've had enough of your crap. You wanna fight me?
00:07Hey Kyle, I saw you school supply shopping with your mom last week.
00:11That's so lame.
00:12Come on, loser. Come on, Kyle. Keep up. This is gym class, not nap time.
00:16But still, every time I would bully him, he would come back and slap me in the face.
00:22I know what you're thinking. Well, you're the bully. You probably deserved it.
00:26But there's something about these slaps. They hurt for days after.
00:30One time he slapped me so hard, my pet fish could feel it.
00:36Well, I reached a point where I had had enough. I didn't want to be slapped anymore.
00:39And I didn't want to bully anymore. So maybe what he did worked.
00:43I stopped bullying him. I stopped hitting him.
00:46I stopped hitting him. I stopped hitting him.
00:48So maybe what he did worked. I stopped bullying him altogether.
00:52I avoided him. I never talked to him. But Kyle snapped.
00:56He began bullying me. Every day.
00:59Hey, Chad. Kyle, what do you want, man?
01:01Oh, nothing. Just wanted to see your ugly face.
01:04Hey, Chad. What do you want, Kyle? I'm not in the mood today.
01:07I don't give a crap what mood you're in, buddy.
01:09And even when he bullied me, he would still slap me in the face.
01:12I'm done. Today is the moment where everything changes.
01:16Like I said, his slaps are powerful. I have no idea where he learned it.
01:20But I want to learn it too, so I can be ready for the next time.
01:24It's time to train.
01:25I began practicing my slap swing over and over and over.
01:31I would go to grocery stores and stand in the meat aisle, smacking large packaged meats.
01:41I even prayed to the slap gods.
01:43Dear slap gods, I know I was a bully in the past, but I am done with that.
01:47But I'm also done being slapped. I can confidently say that it has ruined my life.
01:51And I know tomorrow when I go into school, Kyle's gonna come up to me,
01:55and he's gonna slap me again.
01:57I want to be ready. Please.
02:01Make my hand ready.
02:08So that next morning, I woke up. I massaged my hand.
02:12I told my hand I loved it. I love you, hand.
02:15And I went to school. This is what happened.
02:19Hey, Chad. Come here.
02:21Normally, this is the point where I would shy away.
02:24But not today.
02:24Okay. What's up, loser?
02:27Oh, not much, Kyle. How are you doing today?
02:29Fine. How's your face feel from yesterday?
02:32Oh, I mean, it stung for a while, but you know, I'll be okay.
02:35You have quite the hand.
02:36What's wrong with you, dude?
02:38What do you mean?
02:39You know what? Never mind. I don't care.
02:41I'm gonna slap you.
02:42Do it.
02:47You thought?
02:48What is going on?
02:55I bullied you. Yes, and I'm sorry.
02:57But you have slapped me every single day for two years.
03:04You've ruined my life.
03:07Now it's time for me to ruin yours.
03:11So, how did I get here?
03:25Well, believe it or not, growing up, Kyle and I were neighbors.
03:29Mom, Dad, I'm going to Kyle's.
03:31Okay, sweetie, have fun.
03:32And we were actually really close throughout elementary school
03:36and the beginning of middle school.
03:38So what you want to do at recess?
03:39How about I crush you in dodgeball again?
03:41Sounds good.
03:42It was also around this time that I developed an interest in writing poetry.
03:46I wrote poems all the time.
03:49The cat's meow was as loud as its need for mice.
03:52But the mice only came when he was hurting the most.
03:56That's so good.
03:57I was proud of my poems.
03:59But before I go there, let me introduce you to my parents.
04:01That's my mom, Carla.
04:03Good mom.
04:03She worked a lot.
04:04She did what she could.
04:05But my dad is the one that kind of ran the household.
04:08That's my dad.
04:09His name is Steven.
04:10Him and I didn't really get along growing up.
04:13And he wasn't really supportive of my interests.
04:15Hey, Dad, I wrote a poem.
04:17You want to hear it?
04:18Chad, no, I'm busy, okay?
04:19I don't have time to read your poem.
04:21Okay, go outside and do something.
04:23Why are you writing poetry anyway?
04:24That's so lame.
04:26All right.
04:28So with my mom working a lot and my dad, who never showed any interest in me,
04:33I spent a lot of time hanging out at Kyle's.
04:35I enjoyed hanging out there.
04:37And Kyle's dad was really cool.
04:40Hey, Chad, come on in, buddy.
04:41Kyle, Chad's here.
04:42Hey, thanks, pops.
04:44What's up, Chad?
04:44Come on in.
04:46Things went on like that for a while.
04:48I kept writing poetry.
04:49My dad was still distant.
04:51I hung out with Kyle all the time.
04:53But it started to get to a point where I was beginning to resent Kyle.
04:57Not for anything he did, but because I was jealous of the way him and his dad got along.
05:02All right, Kyle, go along, man.
05:04Go along, buddy.
05:07Nice throw, dad.
05:08Nice throw?
05:09No, nice catch, buddy.
05:11I love you.
05:12I love you too, dad.
05:16That moment made me jealous.
05:18It was then that I decided that I was going to write a poem so good.
05:21And I was going to make my dad read it.
05:23And once he read it, there'd be no way he wouldn't be proud of me.
05:27So I got to work.
05:28I spent hours writing this.
05:30That was finally done.
05:31It was perfect in my eyes.
05:32I went downstairs to show my dad.
05:34Hey, dad.
05:36Yes, Chad.
05:38I wrote a poem and I really need you to read it.
05:41What happened next was the moment that shaped my entire future.
05:45It changed everything.
05:47Chad, for the last time, I need you to grow up and be a man and stop writing poetry.
06:01A week after my dad slapped me, he left us.
06:04One morning he packed his bags and he just left.
06:07And I haven't seen him since.
06:08I know.
06:10It's messed up.
06:11The slap never began with Kyle.
06:13It began with my dad.
06:14Which brings me back to here.
06:17My newfound slap powers messed Kyle up pretty bad.
06:21But after a few days, he was okay.
06:23And I knew at that moment that Kyle wasn't my enemy.
06:26He never was.
06:28This entire time, it's been my dad.
06:30So there I was, standing in the hallway of my high school.
06:33My hand filled with power.
06:35I let go of my anger towards Kyle and I started a long journey.
06:39The journey to find my father and do what I've wanted to do for years.
06:45Slap him back.
06:49My journey started then and there.
06:50I went home and I packed my bag.
06:52I eyed the baseball bat in the corner.
06:54Would I need it in case things went south with my dad?
06:57But then I remembered what my slap did to Kyle.
07:04He ended up fine.
07:06But still, my hand was all I needed.
07:10I said bye to my mom.
07:11Are you really doing this?
07:13I have to.
07:14It's the only way to end this.
07:15I have to move on, mom.
07:17I can't do this anymore.
07:18Hey, hey, be careful.
07:21Do you even know where you're going or where to find him?
07:24No.
07:24But he always talked about Texas.
07:26So I figured that's a good place to start.
07:29Wait.
07:30A few years ago, your father sent us a letter.
07:33I kept it from you because the letter was just him insulting us.
07:36But there was a return address on it.
07:44I walked out the door and headed to the nearest bus station.
07:46As I sat down, waiting for my bus to Texas, an old lady sat next to me.
07:51Hey there, young man.
07:52Traveling by yourself?
07:55Yes, ma'am.
07:56Going to see family?
07:58I guess you could say that.
07:59And we chatted.
08:00My bus was delayed and we chatted some more.
08:03That's when I got the call.
08:05Hello?
08:06Chad?
08:07Oh my god, Chad.
08:09Kyle?
08:09What's wrong, man?
08:10My dad, man.
08:11What happened?
08:12He, uh...
08:14He...
08:18He's at Mercy Hospital.
08:19It's not looking good.
08:25Young man, is everything okay?
08:27I ran to that hospital.
08:28The only decent father figure I ever had in my life was laying in the hospital bed with
08:32one foot in the afterlife.
08:34I wasn't going to have him die before I said goodbye.
08:37Kyle?
08:39Chad?
08:41How's he doing?
08:42Not good, man.
08:44They, uh...
08:45They think he'll pass in the night.
08:48Oh my god, man.
08:48I'm so sorry.
08:50You don't have to stay.
08:51I want to.
08:53And we sat there.
08:54The whole time.
08:55And we sat there.
08:56The whole night.
08:58Talking and reminiscing until about 4 30 a.m.
09:08He's gone, man.
09:11He's gone.
09:15I know.
09:17Messed up.
09:19We stayed there for a few more hours.
09:21And we walked out just as the sun was rising.
09:24Well, you should probably get home, man.
09:26Get some rest.
09:27Get some sleep.
09:28Today was...
09:30Yeah.
09:31Home is kind of the last place I want to be right now.
09:35What are you going to do?
09:36I'm, uh...
09:38Going to Texas.
09:40Texas?
09:41Why?
09:42To track down my garbage father and slap him as hard as I can.
09:48Screw it.
09:49What?
09:50Screw it, man.
09:50I'm coming with you.
09:51What? No, man.
09:52You're dead.
09:52I'm coming with you, man.
09:54You were there for me.
09:56Now it's my turn.
09:57But you might have to train me to slap like you.
10:02Say less.
10:08We got started immediately.
10:10I took Kyle to an empty warehouse.
10:12So I'm just going to test what skills you have right now.
10:15Show me your slapping form.
10:19Yeah.
10:20I mean, it's not bad.
10:21But you have a lot of work to do.
10:22And that's when the training began.
10:24Slap.
10:25So what does slap stand for?
10:27I don't know.
10:28Okay, so when we slap somebody, we want to shatter their life and their possibilities.
10:34I know that's right.
10:36Are you a vegetarian?
10:37No.
10:38Why?
10:39Good.
10:40Because it's time to slap some meats.
10:42I went to the nearest butcher and picked up a large steak and a large turkey.
10:45And I brought them back.
10:47Okay, on my count.
10:48Three, two, one.
10:50Slap the steak.
10:52Slap the turkey.
10:53Slap yourself.
10:55Slap steak.
10:56Slap turkey.
10:58Slap self.
10:59With more enthusiasm, please.
11:01Steak.
11:02Turkey.
11:02Self.
11:04Very good.
11:05We prayed.
11:07Ready?
11:08Dear slap gods, we call upon you.
11:11We ask that you inject Kyle with the power and the energy to slap like me.
11:15I need his help for something big.
11:23He was ready.
11:25You're ready.
11:26Let's go to the bus stop.
11:27I was actually wondering if we can make one more stop before we head to Texas.
11:31Yeah.
11:36Still doesn't feel real.
11:38You were just here.
11:41I'm going on a trip with Chad.
11:43It's actually kind of a crazy plan.
11:45We're gonna, um, slap his dad in the face and, uh,
11:49before I left, I just wanted to come here and thank you.
11:53Just, uh, thank you for being my pops.
12:04All good?
12:05All good.
12:08Let's go.
12:19You.