Editing Littlefoot Meets The Fox and the Hound/Transcript (section)

== A difficult reunion/Chief injured ==
(Cuts to nighttime, Copper is drinking water and Chief is sleeping in his barrel.)

Copper: (sits down and scratches his ear) Boy. It's great to be back home. Isn't it, Chief?

Chief: (unamused) Hmph.

Copper: Aw come on, Chief. You aren't still sore. Are ya? (Pause, then becomes excited) Hey! Hey come on! Let's scuffle! We ain't scuffled in a long time! (climbs onto Chief and starts wrestling with him) Come on, Chief! Let's have some fun!

Chief (amused): Oh, lay off, Copper. You overgrown pup, you. (chuckles then tries to go back to sleep until Copper grabs his ear and playfully tugs it; this time he gets real angry and serious) Oh, let go! Dagnabbit! (pushes Copper off) Let go, I say! 

Copper: (hurt) Okay, okay.

Chief: (rubs his ear) You know that was your trouble on the hunt.

Copper: Aw come on, old timer! You treat me like a pup. You know that? (scratches his ear) I think I've done real good trackin' down them varmints for you.

Chief: Smellin' and trackin' ain't enough. You gotta think ''nasty!'' Heh! (goes back to sleep)

Copper: Okay, okay. I know. Heh. I know. (lays down and goes to sleep in his own barrel)

(Then a few hours later, Littlefoot, Ash, Genie, Roger Rabbit and Tod peak through the bushes.)

Genie: (whispers) Tod, are you sure you know what you're doing?

Littlefoot: (whispers) Yeah, what if you'll end up waking Chief and Mr. Slade up? You could get into serious trouble.

Tod: (whispers) Look, I'll be fine. It's only for a little bit. I'm sure Copper will be happy to see me.

Genie: (whispers) Alright, if you say so.

Tod: (whispers) Hurry and get back to the barn before they find you here.

Ash Ketchum: (whispers) Okay....

(Ash, Littlefoot and Genie go back to the barn. Copper, who is still sleeping, hears a noise in the bushes and sniffs.)

Tod: (whispers) Copper? (whistles; whispers) Hey, Copper? It's me, Tod.

Copper: (whispers) I thought that was you, Tod. I heard you coming. Boy, you've really grown.

Tod: (whispers) You have too, Copper. I saw you coming back with Chief and the hunter.

Copper: (whispers) It's great to see you, Tod. (warily) But, you know-- You shouldn't be over here. You're gonna get us both in a lot of trouble.

Tod: (whispers) Look, I-I just wanted to see you. We're still friends, aren't we?

Copper: (whispers) Tod...those days are over. I'm a hunting dog now. You-You better get out of here before old Chief wakes up.

Tod: (whispers) Oh, Chief. He doesn't worry me.

Copper: (whispers) Tod, I'm serious. You're....You're fair game as far he's concerned.

(Suddenly, Chief wakes up and hears the conversation. But when he sees Tod as a fully grown fox entering Amos' property again, he barks at him real loudly, scaring both Tod and Copper out of their wits. Littlefoot and Ash, while entering the barn, hear Chief's loud barking.)

Littlefoot and Ash: (surprised) Huh?!

Littlefoot: (gasps) Tod's in trouble!

Ash Ketchum: Oh, no! Not again! (groans) We knew this was gonna happen. Let's wake the others!

Littlefoot: Okay!

(Amos comes out and becomes angry as he sees Tod.)

Amos Slade: It's that fox again!

Widow Tweed: Boys, what's going on?!

Ash Ketchum: Mr. Slade and Chief are after Tod!

Littlefoot: This is bad, Mrs Tweed! Really bad!

Widow Tweed: Then, we better help Tod!

Amos Slade: After him, boys! Go get him!

(Tod runs as fast as he can. He leads Chief through the wood to a tall railroad trestle. The fox hides as Chief goes by. Tod pants, but hears Copper, and hides when Copper passes by, but turns around, then spots Tod, who gasps, only to hear Amos coming.)

Amos Slade: Copper! Copper! Copper! Copper!

Copper: (softly) Tod, I-I don't want to see you get killed.

Amos Slade: Track him down, boy!

Copper: (softly) I'll let you go this one time. (howls)

Amos Slade: Don't lose him!

(as Tod creeps from the wild pile, escapes, and runs onto the train tracks for home, but gasps when Chief comes out growling at him and chasing him.)

Amos Slade: There they are! Old Chief's got him on the run! (suddenly, a fast moving train appears, and as Tod instantly ducks down underneath the speeding vehicle, Chief just freezes in deep fright) Jump, Chief, jump!

Ash: Look out!

(Ash grabs Chief, jumps, and falls into the stream below, but breaks his leg in the fall. As the engine and rolling stock sail over, Tod gets up and looks down in deep shock upon seeing Chief injured. As Chief struggles to get up, but fails, Copper appears checking to see if he's okay.)

Copper: Chief! Chief? (nudges him and he doesn't respond) (horrified) Oh, no! No! (pants anxiously then looks up at Tod and growls furiously) (bitterly, shouting) Tod, if it's the last thing I do, I'll-I'll get you for this! (Tod felt deeply hurt upon hearing this)

Ash: No, Copper! (Copper bites him) Aah!

Copper: GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!

(Ash does so, heartbroken now that Copper thinks of him and the others are now enemies)

Ash: (in tears, thinking) We should’ve listened to Big Mama.

(The scene changes where Widow and the heroes are out in the woods looking for Tod.)

Widow Tweed: Tod!

Littlefoot: Tod, please come out!

Widow Tweed: Tod? Tod!

(Tod and Ash arrives)

Littlefoot: There he is!

Ash Ketchum: Widow! Guys!

Widow Tweed: Oh, Tod, thank heaven you're safe.

Misty: (sees the scar) Ash, what happened?

Ash: I think we’re in trouble.

(The camera fades to black.)