Editing Littlefoot's Adventures of A Bug's Life/Transcript (section)

==Flik's Trial/Flik and his new friends go for help==
(Scene cuts to Atta banging a gavel inside a large courtroom.)

Princess Atta: Flik, what do you have to say for yourself?

Flik: Sorry. I-- I'm sorry for the way I am. I didn't mean for things to go so wrong. I...especially didn't want to make you look bad, Princess.

Princess Atta: Well, Flik, you did.

Flik: I was just trying to help.

Mr. Soil: Then help us. Don't help us.

Flik: Help? Help? Help?

Princess Atta: Flik, you are sentenced to one month digging in the tunnels.

Thorny: Uh, excuse me, Your Highness. Need I remind you of Flik's tunnel-within-a-tunnel project?

Flik: Helpers to help us. That could-- That's it! We could...

Thorny: It took the whole engineering department two days to dig him out. Send him to Health and Ant Services.

Dr. Flora: Heavens, no!

Flik: We could leave the island. The riverbed's dry right now. We could just walk right across the riverbed. We could go get helpers. We could! We could leave, sure. We could go find helpers to help us. It's perfect!

The Queen: Perfect? What's so perfect?

Flik: Your Highness, don't you see? We could send someone to get help!

Ant Council: (gasps)

Princess Atta: Leave the island?

The Queen: Now, why didn't I think of that? Oh! Because it's suicide!

Thorny: She's right! We never leave the island!

Cornelius: Never leave!

Thorny: There's snakes and birds and bigger bugs out there!

Flik: Exactly! Bigger bugs! We could find bigger bugs to come here and fight and forever rid us of Hopper and his gang!

Mr. Soil: Ludicrous!

Dr. Flora: Who would do a crazy thing like that?

Flik: I'll volunteer. I'd be very happy to volunteer.

The Queen: (laughs) You got a lot of spunk, kid, but no one's gonna help a bunch of ants.

Dr. Flora: At least we could try. Oh, I-I could-- I could travel to the city. I could search there!

Princess Atta: If you went, you'd be on that silly search for weeks.

Thorny: Royal huddle. (whispering) Great idea, princess. It's perfect.

Cornelius: Exactly.

Princess Atta: Wait a minute. What did we just decide here?

Mr. Soil: To let Flik leave.

Cornelius: While we keep harvesting to meet Hopper's demands.

Dr. Flora: You see? With Flik gone, he can't --

Princess Atta: He can't mess anything up! Flik, after much deliberation, we have decided...to grant you your request.

Flik: Really?

The Queen: Really?

Princess Atta: Uh, really.

Flik: Well uhh, what about those new guys who came to this island.

Princess Atta: What new guys?

Flik: Littlefoot, and his friends. 

Princess Atta: Oh, You mean that weird longneck dinosaur in the back row?

(Littlefoot smiles behind him)

Flik: Yes, Him.

Princess Atta: Uh, Okay then... Uh, even if we have to grant you your request, That is, if Littlefoot, and his friends could help you out on your adventure. I guess that'll work too.

Flik: Oh! Thank you, princess. Thank you so much for this chance. I-I-I won't let you down, I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise.

Princess Atta: Yeah, yeah, that's fine, that's fine. No, forget it, forget it.

Flik: But I should probably help repair some of the damage before I go, don't you think--

Ant Council: No! No, no!

Princess Atta: Just go. Just go.

Cornelius: Just leave!

(We cut to Flik explain our heroes his intention to find tough bugs outside of Ant Island)

Genie: So, let me get this straight, Flik. You're going to find tough bugs outside of Ant Island?

Cera: And Atta eventually agrees with you?

Flik: Yeah, uh-huh.

Princess Jasmine: That sounds a bit off on Atta's part. Don't you think, guys?

Everyone else: (agreeing with Jasmine)

Ash Ketchum: Flik, are you sure that going beyond Ant Island to find stronger bugs would help the colony fight off Hopper and his gang of grasshoppers?

Shaggy Rogers: Yeah, man. And from the way they treated the colony, they did look pretty tough themselves.

Scooby-Doo: Yeah, pretty tough.

Flik: Yes, that is true. The grasshoppers do look tough. But they won't be tough for long, guys. With the rough bugs' help, Hopper and his gang won't stand a chance. Then no one will go hungry anymore, so we can be free to pick food for ourselves before winter comes.

Littlefoot: And if Hopper and his gang won't stand chance against the tough bugs. Then they won't be coming back to Ant Island ever again!

Flik: That's right.

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(W.I.P.)

Flik: (suavely) Hey. 

(W.I.P.)

Flik: Don't worry! The colony is in good hands! Bye, now.

(Flik then hears the Ants cheering behind him before continuing on)

Flik: (breathes in) All right. Hey, fellas. Beautiful morning, huh?

(Two boy ants follow Flik.)

Boy Ant: My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying.

Flik: Does he, now?

Boy Ant 2: My dad doesn't think that.

Flik: He doesn't?

Boy Ant 2: No, he's betting you're gonna die.

Flik: Oh.

Boy Ant 2: Yeah, he says if the heat doesn't get you, the birds will.

Dot: Well, I think he's gonna make it.

Boy Ant 2: Nobody asked you, your royal shortness.

Boy Ant: Yeah, Dot. What do you know?

Flik: Hey, hey, hey. Ease up, all right? She's entitled to her opinion, too.

Aladar: Hey, Flik, can we ask you something?

Flik: Sure. What is it?

Neera: It's about Hopper and the grasshoppers. Why do they antagonize you and your colony so much?

Flik: (sighs sadly) Well, it all goes back a long, long way. Ant Island wasn't always on its hard times like it is now. The colony used to live on peaceful terms. We would gather enough food for ourselves and store it in our anthill, so we'd survive the winter. Although, there are times we would avoid being eaten by birds, bigger bugs, frogs, reptiles, and other animals. But all and all, things were calm and peaceful. And it was all thanks to our drone ant.

Brock: Drone ant?

Flik: (chuckles) The patriarch of the colony. Or as you would like to call him the king. He was very kind. A bit of a jokester. Very patient and well-mannered who never raised his voice to anyone. And he was a very wise and noble protector of the colony. However, our lives were changed forever on that one fateful summer day.

Suri: What happened?

Flik: A group of rogue grasshoppers like the ones you saw yesterday appeared out of nowhere and raided the anthill. They destroyed everything, attacked helpless ants, and stolen all of our food. Hopper, their leader, was the one who led the attack. Our drone ant attempted to end the raid by talking peacefully with him outside the island. But, for some odd reason, he never came back. Hopper claims that bigger bugs came and killed him. Most of the colony believed in his story including Atta and the queen. But some of us do not. I secretly knew something was off about Hopper's assumptions that day. Sooner or later, he brought disorder to the colony and then rigged the whole system in gathering food. So, from that day on, we were forced to gather food for them so that they can eat before we gather for ourselves. (sighs) And it has been that way ever since.

Tai Kamiya: So, you're telling us that Hopper and his grasshopper gang are just a bunch of thieving bandits?

Cera: And that the king just mysteriously disappeared when he tried making peace with Hopper?

Flik: Yeah...

Eema: Oh, my...

Baylene: Oh, how dreadful.

Princess Eilonwy: Oh, what a pity.

Littlefoot: Why didn't any of you guys stand up to him like you did, Flik? You'd never let him steal from you and get away with it.

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Yar: (about Hopper) Since when did you folks started taking orders from the likes of ''him?''

Flik: (chuckles) Much longer than we remember.

(They come to the edge of a cliff that overlooks the riverbed)

Misty: Wow this is so high.

Boy Ant: So go, already. (Flik walks to a dandelion) Hey, the city's that way. 

Flik: I know. 

Boy Ant 1: You're supposed to look for bugs not dandelions. 

Dot: You leave him alone. He knows what he's doing.

Flik: That's right. Here I go. (picks a dandelion seed and prepares to fly on it) For the colony and for oppressed ants everywhere! (jumps and gets on the dandelion seed as it takes off) 

Misty: That looks kind of fun. I think I'll give it a try. 

Littlefoot: Are you sure, Misty? 

Misty: Sure I'm sure. 

Ash Ketchum: Well okay. We'll meet you and Flik down at the riverbed.

Misty: (climbs up the dandelion and grabs a seed) Look out below! (jumps and gets on the seed as it flies and she eventually catches up with Flik) Hi, Flik.

Flik: Oh hey, Misty. I see you're doing what I'm doing. Just hang on tight. 

Misty: I will.

Dot: Wow!

Flik: Hey! H-H-Hey! (waves at Dot and the ant boys) 

Dot: Bye, Flik!

(Flik and Misty's dandelion seeds fly down gently with the wind)

Flik: Wow. (looks down nervously) 

Misty: It's okay, Flik. Just don't look down.

Flik: (the wind blows his seed and spins Flik around) Whoa!

Dot: Good luck, Flik!

Flik: Bye!

Misty: See you later, Dot! (then she gently makes a soft landing) That was a fun ride.

(but Flik ended up crashing into a rock) 

Dot: Flik!

Misty: Are you all right, Flik? 

Flik: (muffled) I'm okay! (gets up)

Littlefoot: Hey, Misty. 

Misty: Hey, Littlefoot. How were you guys able get to get down here?

Brock: Carpet got most of us down.

Misty: Good work, Carpet. (Carpet shake's Misty's hand as a way to say "Thank you")

Jack Skellington: Now let's get going to the bug city.

Cera: Lead the way, Flik

Boy Ant: Your dad's right. He's gonna die.

Dot: You just watch. With Littlefoot's help, they're gonna get the bestest, roughest, bugs you've ever seen!