The Call of the Drongo/Transcript

Fade to a wide shot of a river in the Pride Lands. Ducks fly past overhead.
Ducks 	*quack*
 	A jerboa scampers up to the riverbank, holding leaves. It drops the leaves onto a pile of leaves that it has collected, then gathers more leaves from nearby. It starts to eat the leaves.
Jerboa 	*munches*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Makuu] Mmm-mm.
Jerboa 	*gasps*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Makuu] You look tasty.
 	The jerboa looks around frightfully.
Jerboa 	[stuttering] Who's there?
 	Some nearby grass rustles.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Makuu] I'm Makuu, the crocodile, and I'm gonna eat you.
Jerboa 	*gasps* [The jerboa flees.] *screams*
 	Cut to a hare nibbling at a bush on the riverbank.
Hare 	*munches*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Goigoi] Mmm-mm. You look tasty.
 	The hare looks around frightfully.
Hare 	*gulps* [stuttering] Goigoi? The jackal?
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Goigoi] That's right, and I'm gonna eat you.
 	The hare flees.
Hare 	Help!
 	Cut to a pile of grubs. A tongue slurps one up. Cut to Muhangus lying in front of the grubs.
Muhangus 	*munches*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Janja] Mmm-mm. You look tasty.
Muhangus 	Uh?
 	Muhangus looks around.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Janja] I'm gonna eat you.
Muhangus 	Janja, the hyena! [Muhangus flees.] *screams*
 	Cut to the Lion Guard walking through the Pride Lands.
Hare, jerboa, and Muhangus 	[from offscreen] Help!
 	The hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus run up to the Lion Guard.
Hare 	Lion Guard!
Muhangus 	Thank goodness.
Kion 	What is it? What's wrong?
Jerboa 	Makuu!
Hare 	Goigoi!
Muhangus 	Janja!
Kion 	Lion Guard, we'll need to split up. Fuli, you and Ono take on Goigoi. [Fuli and Ono nod.] Beshte, you and Bunga go after Makuu. [Beshte and Bunga nod.] Leave Janja to me. [Kion smiles. He turns to face the hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus.] You three, take us to 'em. [The hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus nod.] 'Till the Pride Lands' end...
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, Kion, and Ono	Lion Guard defend!
 	The groups charge off in different directions. Cut to Muhangus's den. The camera pans right to show Kion and Muhangus crouched nearby.
Kion 	Okay, [Kion and Muhangus creep forward.] where was Janja?
Muhangus 	[stammering] Right behind my den.
 	Kion and Muhangus pause.
Kion 	Okay, stay back. [Kion creeps forward, then leaps over Muhangus's den.] *grunts* Janja! [Kion looks around.] Show yourself! [The camera pans out to reveal that the clearing is empty. Some leaves blow by.] Huh, nobody here.
 	Cut to a patch of grass.
Bunga 	All right, Makuu, [Bunga, then Beshte bursts through the grass.] we're coming to get ya!
 	Cut to the river and an empty riverbank. Wind whistles.
Beshte 	Hello? Makuu?
Bunga 	Maybe he heard us and ran. Or swam!
Beshte 	Anyway...he's gone now.
Jerboa 	[from offscreen] *gasps* Oh, no!
 	Beshte and Bunga rush off and shoulder through another patch of grass.
Bunga 	What is it?
 	The camera pans out to show the jerboa hunched miserably over a pile of leaf scraps.
Jerboa 	Makuu ate all the roots I was having for lunch.
 	Cut to the hare standing beside its bush, which is now stripped of its leaves. Ono lands next to the hare, who jumps into the air, startled.
Hare 	*yells*
Ono 	Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. Oh, no sign of Goigoi from above.
 	Fuli approaches. The hare darts behind Ono.
Hare 	*yells*
Fuli 	I just searched around every tree in these woods. Not a jackal in sight.
 	The hare peeks out from behind Ono.
Hare 	But my leafy greens are gone. [The hare hops up to the bush.] The jackals must have eaten them.
Ono 	Hmm.
Fuli 	Well, at least they didn't eat you.
 	Cut to Kion walking toward Muhangus.
Kion 	There's no trace of Janja and his hyenas anywhere around here. *sniffs* Not even their scent! [Muhangus approaches his den cautiously.] And believe me, if they were around, you'd smell 'em.
Muhangus 	But they were here! [Muhangus pats the dirt in front of his den.] They've eaten all the bugs that I was gonna eat for lunch!
Jerboa 	[from offscreen] Hey, [Cut to Beshte, Bunga, and the jerboa running toward Kion and Muhangus.] the crocodiles ate my lunch too!
 	Cut to Fuli, Ono, and the hare running toward Kion and Muhangus.
Hare 	And the jackals ate mine!
Kion 	Did you find Makuu or Goigoi?
 	Cut to the Lion Guard, the hare, and the jerboa gathered in front of Kion. Muhangus stands at Kion's shoulder.
Bunga 	Nope.
Fuli 	No.
Ono 	Nothing.
 	Beshte shakes his head.
Beshte 	Uh-uh.
Kion 	Strange. Janja wasn't here either.
Bunga 	I bet Makuu, Goigoi, and Janja heard us coming. See? That's just how good we are. [Bunga jerks a thumb at himself.] We just show up, and all of those baddies run off.
Kion 	I'm not so sure. [Cut to Kion examining the ground.] I didn't even find any hyena tracks. No sign of Janja at all.
Fuli 	Hey, wait. I didn't see any jackal tracks either.
Beshte 	Did we see any crocodile tracks?
Bunga 	Uh, I don't think so.
 	Ono lands next to Bunga.
Ono 	And last I checked, none of them eat roots or leaves.
Kion 	Right. And Janja doesn't usually eat bugs... [to the hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus] Are you sure it was Makuu, Goigoi, and Janja you saw?
Muhangus 	Well, I didn't actually see Janja.
Hare 	I didn't see Goigoi either.
Jerboa 	I didn't stick around long enough to see Makuu. But I sure heard him. *shudders* He said, "Mmm-mm. You look tasty. I'm gonna eat you!"
Hare 	*gasps* That's what Goigoi said!
Muhangus 	And Janja!
Kion 	Wait... Makuu, Goigoi, and Janja all said the same thing? Something weird is going on. Ono, scout the Pride Lands. See if you can find Makuu, Goigoi, and Janja.
Ono 	Affirmative!
 	Ono nods and takes to the air.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Janja] *cackles*
 	Fuli cocks her head.
Fuli 	Hold on. Do you hear that?
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Janja] We've got you now!
Beshte 	Sounds like Janja!
Muhangus 	Janja?! *yells*
 	The hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus form a tight huddle.
Fuli 	This way.
 	Fuli runs offscreen.
Kion 	[to the hare, the jerboa, and Muhangus] You guys wait here. Time to figure out what's going on. [Kion runs offscreen.] 'Till the Pride Lands end...
 	Beshte and Bunga follow Kion.
Beshte and Bunga 	Lion Guard defend!
 	Cut to Fuli standing on the savanna. Beshte, Bunga, Kion, and Ono approach from behind.
Fuli 	I don't hear Janja anymore.
Ono 	I can't see him either.
 	A nearby bush rustles.
Kion 	[whispering] Shhh. Janja. Come on.
 	Kion creeps toward the bush. Ono flies overhead. He notices something.
Ono 	Wait! [Ono hovers over the bush.] It's not Janja!
 	Ono pulls back the bush to reveal Tamaa inside.
Tamaa 	No, no, no. No, I'm not. I'm Tamaa, the drongo!
 	Tamaa poses. Cut to Ono standing on the bush.
Ono 	A drongo.
 	Kion's head pokes up next to where Ono is standing.
Kion 	Well, don't worry, Tamaa. We won't let Janja hurt you.
Tamaa 	Why would Janja hurt me? *gasps* Oh, right! You heard him just now.
Beshte 	Yeah! And he sounded close.
Tamaa 	Oh, he was. Very close indeed. But then, he and his hyenas ran off. They went...eh... [Tamaa points.] that way!
Kion 	Thanks, Tamaa! [Kion turns to face Beshte, Bunga, and Fuli.] 'Till the Pride Lands end...
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, Kion, and Ono	Lion Guard defend!
 	The Lion Guard runs through the savanna.
Beshte 	Good thing that drongo actually saw where the hyenas went.
Fuli 	Yeah! He's the first one to see anything.
Ono 	Hapana! Tamaa is a drongo! That explains everything! [Ono flaps into the Lion Guard's path, and they halt.] Everyone, everyone! Follow me, quick!
 	Ono flies off.
Kion 	Ono?
Ono 	I figured it out! Come on!
 	The Lion Guard stares after Ono questioningly.
Kion 	[haltingly] Okay.
 	Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion exchange baffled glances. Cut to Pim eating some nuts. Tamaa lurks in a nearby bush.
Pim 	*munches*
Tamaa 	[mimicking Janja] Mmm-mm. You look tasty.
Pim 	*squeaks*
Tamaa 	I'm gonna eat you!
 	Pim flees.
Pim 	*squeals*
 	Tamaa hops out of the bush.
Tamaa 	*chuckles*
 	Tamaa bends down to eat Pim's nuts, but Kion's paw comes into frame and steps on Tamaa's tail.
Kion 	Not so fast.
 	Bunga runs up to Kion and Tamaa.
Bunga 	Un-Bunga-lievable! You sounded just like Janja!
 	Ono lands next to Tamaa.
Ono 	That's because he's a drongo. And drongos can make their voice sound like other animals. [Beshte approaches from behind Ono.] Isn't that right?
Tamaa 	Yes, it's true. I can sound like other animals. Any other animal in the Pride Lands, really. [Tamaa winks at Ono.] It's my little talent.
Kion 	Which you've been using to scare animals all over the Pride Lands.
Fuli 	[harshly] Admit it!
Tamaa 	[mimicking Janja] Who, me? No, I never...
 	Bunga beams at Tamaa, while Fuli and Kion glare at him. He flinches.
Tamaa 	I mean, [mimicking Makuu] it wasn't me who... [Tamaa shakes his head.] *clears throat* [mimicking Goigoi] I can explain. *clears throat* [in his normal voice] All right, kids. [Tamaa holds up his wings in surrender.] You got me. I pretended to be Janja and Makuu and Goigoi. [Tamaa flaps in place in front of Kion.] But so what? Is there any harm in that?
Fuli 	You scared little animals so they'd run away!
Tamaa 	Is it my fault that my performances are so convincing? It's a compliment, really.
Beshte 	But you did it to steal their food!
Tamaa 	Steal? No, no, no. [Tamaa poses behind Ono.] It's an act! It's a show! It's all in fun. I do some voices, and if my audience happens to leave me a little food as a reward, well, is that so wrong?
Fuli 	Uh, yeah.
Ono 	Who do you think you are?
Tamaa 	Who do I think I am? I'm the bird of a thousand voices, [Cut to Tamaa standing on a baby elephant's trunk.] yes, indeed.
Baby elephant 	*trumpets*
Tamaa 	Bird of a thousand voices, [Cut to several monkeys hanging from vines. Tamaa hangs upside-down beside them.] yes, it's me.
Monkeys 	*chatter*
 	Cut to Tamaa flitting around the Lion Guard.
Tamaa 	It's all in fun. It's just a game! [Kion smiles at Tamaa.] Tamaa the drongo. That's my name! Bird of a thousand voices, yes, it's me! [Cut to a mother duck leading her ducklings along a river. Tamaa swims along behind them.] *quacks* [Cut to baby Tamaa hatching from an egg. Tamaa's voice is heard as a voiceover.] When I was just a baby bird... [onscreen] *makes various animal noises* [voiceover] ...I learned I had a skill. [The moon and sun switch places in the sky to signify time passing.] To imitate both night and day. You know, it was a thrill! [Cut to an adult Tamaa trying to eat some berries.] But when it came to hunt and peck, [Cut to reveal a baboon keeping the berries from Tamaa.] it wasn't all that great. [Cut to Tamaa hopping from animal to animal, trying to take their food, only for the animal to swipe it away.] I had to find a different way to earn the food I ate. [Cut to Tamaa dancing.] That's why... [Cut to some galagos racing along tree branches.] I'm the bird of a thousand voices, yes, indeed! [Tamaa hops along behind the galagos.] *clucks* [Cut to a sleeping serval.] Bird of a thousand voices, yes, it's me! [Tamaa emerges behind the serval.] *squawks* [The serval runs off. Cut to Bunga smiling at Tamaa.] It's all in fun. [The camera pans out to reveal the rest of the Lion Guard shooting Tamaa doubtful looks.] It's just a game! [Cut to Tamaa's reflection as he flies over a river.] Tamaa the drongo. That's my name!
 	Cut to a stampede of forest hogs. Tamaa rides atop one.
Forest hogs 	*snort*
Tamaa 	Bird of a thousand voices, yes, it's me! *snorts* [Cut to a bush. Tamaa emerges.] So, imitating bad guys... [onscreen] *growls* [voiceover] ...is my way to earn a meal. [A nearby jerboa looks around worriedly. While it is facing the other way, Tamaa steals its nuts.] Nobody's ever harmed. All that hurts is how they feel! [Noticing its nuts are gone, the jerboa begins to weep. Cut to Tamaa standing atop Beshte's head.] Now, listen very closely. [Tamaa tugs on Beshte's ears.] You won't believe your ears. [Tamaa swoops past Kion, Bunga, and Beshte.] 'Cause doing other voices [Tamaa flaps in palce in front of the Lion Guard.] is a skill I've had for years! [mimicking Janja] Better look out! Janja's here! [mimicking Makuu] I'm Makuu! Cower in fear! [mimicking Goigoi] Goigoi here! I'll give you what's for! [in his normal voice] And let me tell you, kids, [Tamaa begins to dance.] I got plenty more. [slower speech] 'Cause I'm the bird of a thousand voices, yes, indeed! [Several Tamaas begin to dance in unison.] *trumpets* Bird of a thousand voices... *snorts* [More Tamaas dance in unison, while others fly overhead.] ...yes, it's me! *chatters* [The Tamaas take to the air and fly in a circle.] It's all in fun. It's just a game! [One Tamaa hovers in place at the center of the circle.] Tamaa the drongo. That's my name! [mimicking Goigoi] Bird of a thousand voices! *trumpets* [mimicking Janja] Bird of a thousand voices! *roars* [The Tamaas converge into a single Tamaa, who flies at the screen.] Bird of a thousand voices, yes, it's me! [Cut to several Tamaa's obscuring the screen with their wings.] Bird of a thousand voices, [The Tamaas remove their wings to reveal a single Tamaa standing on the ground.] yes, it's me! [The camera zooms out to show the Lion Guard standing around Tamaa. He bows twice and imitates Elvis.] Thank you, thank you very much.
Beshte 	Poa!
Bunga 	Can you do an imitation of me?
Tamaa 	Sure. *clears throat*
Kion 	[admonishing] Bunga!
 	Bunga pats Kion on the shoulder.
Bunga 	Right, right, right. You're the leader of the Lion Guard. Imitate Kion first, [Kion rolls his eyes. Bunga jerks a thumb at himself.] then me.
Fuli 	Bunga, focus.
Kion 	Tamaa, tricking others and taking their food upsets the Circle of Life. If I had an amazing talent like yours, I'd use it to do good.
Tamaa 	*sighs* You're right. Of course you're right. [Tamaa paces in a circle.] Why? Oh, why did I never think of that? The food I snatched from the beaks, snouts, and mouths of the innocent. The heartbreak. [Tamaa puts a wing to his forehead.] The pain.
Ono 	*groans*
 	Ono flies off.
Tamaa 	I feel so ashamed.
 	Tamaa hides under one wing.
Beshte 	Poor little guy.
 	Tamaa peeks over his wing at Beshte. He emerges and faces Kion.
Tamaa 	Tell you what. From this day forward, I'll only use my own voice. [mimicking Janja] I promise. Uh. [in his normal voice] I promise.
 	Kion studies Tamaa doubtfully.
Kion 	Hmm. Okay.
Janja 	[from offscreen] *cackles*
 	Ono lands in a nearby tree. His vision flickers, and he spots Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu chasing a herd of impalas.
Ono 	Hapana! [Ono flies toward the Lion Guard.] Janja and his crew! [Ono hovers in place in front of the Lion Guard.] They're about to attack a herd of impalas! And this time, I can see them!
Kion 	[to Tamaa] And we're here wasting time talking to you! [pointedly] No more imitating!
Tamaa 	Drongo's honor.
 	Beshte, Fuli, and Kion run offscreen. Bunga lingers beside Tamaa.
Bunga 	I still wish you would've done my voice. [Bunga follows his friends.] Now, I'll never know how I sound like.
 	Cut to the impalas running.
Hyenas 	*growl*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu run onscreen, chasing the impalas.
Janja 	Hey, don't run away! We just wanna invite you to dinner!
Cheezi 	We do?
Janja 	Sure. They're gonna be the main course.
Chungu 	*laughs* Good one, Janja.
Cheezi 	Yeah!
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*laugh* [Cut to the hyenas' perspective as they run through the herd. The impalas clear to reveal Beshte standing with his backside to the camera.] *yelp* [Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu slide into Beshte's backside, then bounce off of it.] *grunt*
 	The rest of the Lion Guard approaches.
Fuli 	What's so funny, hyena?
 	Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu staring at the Lion Guard in shock.
Cheezi 	Uh...nothing.
Chungu 	Don't you remember? Janja made that great joke about eating the impalas. *laughs* Wait, how did it go again?
 	Janja smacks a paw over Chungu's mouth.
Janja 	Stuff it, fur-brain!
 	Chungu smiles sheepishly. Kion approaches the hyenas.
Kion 	I'm gonna give you hyenas to the count of three to get out of the Pride Lands.
Chungu 	[incredulous] You can count to three?
 	Cheezi walks up to Kion.
Cheezi 	*laughs* Ooh! I wanna hear it!
 	Janja grabs Cheezi and drags him backward.
Janja 	Nice seeing ya, Kion. Love to stay and chat, but, uh, we were just leaving.
Chungu 	*laughs* We were?
Kion 	One, two...
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu run off.
Janja 	We're going. We're going.
Cheezi and Chungu 	*whine*
Kion 	The faster, the better.
 	Kion reconvenes with the rest of the Lion Guard.
Fuli 	That was a close call.
Beshte 	You said it. We were so busy searching for phony crocs, jackals, and hyenas, we almost missed the real hyenas attack.
Kion 	Let's just hope Tamaa keeps his promise so we don't have any more false alarms.
 	Cut to Tamaa flying through a grove of trees. He lands on a tree branch and looks around. He smiles in delight as he notices a mouse eating some grubs.
Mouse 	*munches*
 	Tamaa flies down from the tree. He pokes out from behind the mouse's back as it eats.
Tamaa 	Hi! How you doin'? Ooh, that's a nice-sized pile of grubs you got there.
Mouse 	Uh, thank you. [The mouse continues eating.] *munches*
Tamaa 	So, uh, you think you're gonna eat 'em all?
Mouse 	Probably. [The mouse continues eating.] *munches*
Tamaa 	'Cause I wouldn't mind eating a bite or two, if you got some to spare. I'm feeling a little peckish. Ha! Get it? Peckish. [Tamaa points at his beak.] I've got a beak, see? I peck things with it. *chuckles* Pretty funny, right? *chuckles*
Mouse 	Uh, yeah. [The mouse continues eating.] *munches*
 	Tamaa's face falls. He gets into the mouse's face.
Tamaa 	Seriously, do you have some food you can give me? I'm really hungry.
Mouse 	Sorry, but these are my grubs. [The mouse picks up its grubs and turns its back on Tamaa.] You'll need to find your own.
Tamaa 	I bet you wouldn't say that to Janja.
 	Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu running through the savanna.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*pant*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu halt.
Chungu 	You know, sometimes, I think the Lion Guard doesn't like us.
Cheezi 	I know, right? So, now, what are we gonna eat, Janja?
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Janja] Mmm-mm. You look tasty. [Cheezi and Chungu stare in shock.] I'm gonna eat you.
Cheezi 	Me? *laughs nervously* Did you just say you're gonna eat me?
Janja 	No!
Chungu 	[nervously] Does that mean you're gonna eat me?
Janja 	No, fur-brains. It means I didn't say anything! But somebody did.
Chungu 	Uh, it sure sounded like you.
Janja 	Yeah, he did. [Janja looks over one shoulder.] And he also sounded like he's over there.
 	Janja walks up to a nearby bush. Cut to Tamaa in the bush.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Janja] Mmm-mm. Did you hear me?
 	Cut to the mouse running back and forth in fright.
Mouse 	*yelps*
 	The mouse runs away.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Janja] I said I'm gonna eat you!
Janja 	[from offscreen] Yeah, I heard you. [Tamaa looks behind him. The camera zooms out to reveal Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu clustered around Tamaa's bush.] Grab that bird!
Tamaa 	*screeches* [Tamaa tries to fly away, but Cheezi bites his tail feathers. Tamaa flaps in place desperately and uses Janja's voice.] Wait, don't eat me. [Cheezi yanks Tamaa out of the air.] *clears throat* [Tamaa dangles from Cheezi's jaws.] I mean, wait, don't eat me.
Chungu 	He is a little small. Hardly enough to go around.
 	Janja gets in Tamaa's face.
Janja 	If he helps us with my new plan, maybe we won't eat him at all.
Tamaa 	What do you need me to do?
Janja 	[sinisterly] Oh, you'll see.
 	Cut to a herd of grazing impalas. The camera pans left to show Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu lurking in a nearby rock enclave, with Tamaa dangling from Cheezi's jaws.
Impalas 	*grunt*
Janja 	Now, just say what I told you to say. But make it sound like you're Kion. Got it?
 	Tamaa gives a tight smile.
Tamaa 	Uh, I don't think I can. I've never done Kion's voice before.
Janja 	Oh, is that so? Oh, that's okay. I got ya. No problem. So, how's about you saying something for me in your own voice?
Tamaa 	Sure, I can do that. What you want me to say?
Janja 	Say goodbye. 'Cause if I'm not eating impala today, I'm eating drongo!
Tamaa 	You know, heh, now that I think about it, maybe I can do Kion's voice. *laughs nervously*
Impalas 	*grunt*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Kion] Hey, impalas.
 	The impalas lift their heads and look around. Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, and Tamaa are seen in the background.
Impalas 	*snort*
Tamaa 	[mimicking Kion] It's me, Kion, leader of the Lion Guard. The hyenas are back in the Pride Land. So, you better run to the Outlands.
 	The impalas continue grazing.
Impalas 	*snort*
 	Janja glares at Tamaa, who grins sheepishly.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Kion] Impalas, what are you waiting for? Hyenas are coming. Escape to the Outlands.
 	Thurston lifts his head into frame.
Thurston 	*yelps*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Kion] Right now!
Thurston 	You don't have to tell me twice. [Thurston begins to run in place.] Panic and run! Panic and run! *brays*
 	The impalas lift their heads.
Impalas 	*snort*
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Kion] Shoo! Scat! Run!
 	The impalas run away.
Impalas 	*snort*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu take off after the impalas.
Chungu 	*cackles*
 	The hyenas run just behind the impala herd. The impalas reach a gorge and stream down into it, while the hyenas watch from the rim.
Janja 	*giggles* Let's go, boys! Our dinner is being delivered!
Tamaa 	I sounded good, didn't I? Would you believe I'd never done Kion's voice before? [Tamaa flaps in place in front of Janja, his tail still in Cheezi's jaws.] You gotta love it! Right? [Tamaa grins innocently.] So, can I go now? I did what ya asked.
Janja 	Mmm, not yet. [Tamaa sags in Cheezi's grip.] You still might come in handy. I think I'll keep you around for a while.
 	Janja runs down into the gorge.
Cheezi 	*giggles*
Tamaa 	[indignant] Could you at least stop breathing on me? I've got sensitive feathers.
Cheezi 	*chuckles* [Cheezi follows Janja.] Sensitive feathers.
 	Cut to a wide shot of a watering hole. Several animals are gathered around it. A flock of egrets soars past.
Egrets 	*squawk*
 	The camera zooms out to show Kion watching the watering hole. He turns around and walks away.
Kion 	Pretty quiet. [Cut to Fuli standing alone. Kion hops down some rocks to join her, while Beshte and Bunga run in from her other side.] Guess Tamaa really is keeping his promise.
 	Ono swoops in overhead and lands on Beshte's back.
Ono 	No sign of Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu either.
 	The camera zooms out to show Thurston running in place nearby.
Thurston 	Panic and run! Panic and run! Head for the Outlands! [Thurston trots up to Bunga and gets in his face.] They're the only safe place to be!
 	Bunga pushes Thurston back by his muzzle.
Bunga 	Whoa, what? No!
Fuli 	Where'd you get such a crazy idea?
 	Thurston lifts a leg and nods at Kion.
Thurston 	From Kion.
Kion 	I never said that.
Thurston 	Yes, you did. I heard you say it to the impalas. And everyone knows zebras have the best hearing in the Pride Lands.
Fuli 	So, if you heard Kion say, "Go to the Outlands," why didn't you go?
Thurston 	I am going! I just, uh, don't know where the Outlands are.
Kion 	Hold on. [Kion strides toward Thurston.] You say you heard me, but you didn't see me.
Thurston 	So? Hearing is believing.
Ono 	Not with Tamaa the drongo around.
Beshte 	But why would Tamaa fool the impalas into going to the Outlands?
Fuli 	*scoffs* Sounds more like Janja to me.
Kion 	Maybe it was Janja...and Tamaa.
Fuli 	I know Tamaa is a trouble-maker, but you really think he'd help Janja?
Kion 	Maybe he didn't have a choice. [Kion runs offscreen.] Come on, Lion Guard! To the Outlands!
 	Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Ono follow Kion. Thurston paces after them, then halts.
Thurston 	Just a minute. I thought we weren't supposed to go to the Outlands.
 	Cut to the impalas stampeding through the gorge.
Impalas 	*snort*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu run along the sides of the gorge, keeping pace with the herd. Cheezi is still holding Tamaa by his tail.
Janja 	*cackles* Come on, fellas!
Cheezi and Chungu 	*laugh*
 	Tamaa dangles from Cheezi's jaws.
Tamaa 	*grunts*
Impalas 	*snort* [The impalas reach a dead-end and skid to a halt.] *grunt*
 	The camera zooms out to show Janja watching from a nearby ledge.
Janja 	*snickers* This was so easy! I shoulda got myself a drongo a long time ago! [Janja looks over one shoulder at Tamaa.] You better get used to us, birdie. 'Cause I'm never lettin' you go. [Janja runs down into the gorge.] *laughs*
Chungu 	*laughs* Hear that? You're never getting away from us. *laughs*
 	Tamaa draws his wings in fearfully.
Tamaa 	[stuttering] Why would I want to get away? This is a great set-up!
Chungu 	*laughs* Yeah! [after a beat] Huh?
Tamaa 	I've always worked alone. [Tamaa puts his wings on his hips.] But it's going to be a lot easier now that I have a partner.
Cheezi 	[muffled] Partner?
Tamaa 	Sure! Didn't you hear Janja? From now on, it's just going to be me and him.
Chungu 	Just you and Janja? But what about us?
Tamaa 	Oh. I hadn't thought about that. With me helping Janja, I don't know if he'll need you two anymore.
Cheezi 	[muffled] He won't?
Tamaa 	Not with me around. But if you were to let me go...
 	Cheezi and Chungu exchange glances. Cheezi shakes his head.
Cheezi 	[muffled] Uh-uh.
Tamaa 	Ah! Ah! Oh! [stuttering] Easy.
 	Chungu strides around to stand in front of Tamaa.
Chungu 	*snickers* Nice try, birdie. But we ain't letting you go 'till Janja says so.
Tamaa 	Is that a fact?
Chungu 	Yeah.
 	Cheezi nods.
Cheezi 	[muffled] Uh-huh.
 	Tamaa looks around. Cut to Janja striding toward the impalas.
Tamaa 	I see. [mimicking Janja] Cheezi, let the bird go.
 	Cheezi lets go of Tamaa, who flies away.
Cheezi 	Uh, okay, Janja!
 	Tamaa flies away from the gorge.
Tamaa 	*laughs* *whoops*
 	Cheezi and Chungu watch Tamaa go.
Chungu 	I don't think it was really Janja who said that.
Cheezi 	No kidding! Janja's gonna be super mad!
Chungu 	What're we gonna tell him?
Cheezi 	How about...nothing?
 	Chungu nods. Cheezi and Chungu walk away. Cut to Tamaa flying.
Tamaa 	Phew! My little talent sure got me out of that mess... [Tamaa looks over one shoulder. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu creeping up on the impalas.] but it got those impalas into a mess! [Tamaa pauses in midair.] I've gotta try and help 'em!
 	Tamaa flies back to the gorge. Cut to the impalas looking around. Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu creep closer.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Kion] Let the impalas go, Janja!
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu halt.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*whimper*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu look behind them in fright.
Chungu 	*pants* You hear that?
 	Cut to Tamaa hiding behind a rock. He swoops behind a different rock.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Bunga] We've got you surrounded, hyenas!
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*yelp*
 	Tamaa swoops behind a different rock.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Fuli] There is no way out! [Tamaa swoops behind a different rock. He mimicks Beshte's voice.] You better run away while you can. [Tamaa swoops behind a different rock. He mimicks Ono's voice.] Or be prepared to fight the Lion Guard!
Cheezi 	*gulps* [Cheezi and Chungu hug Janja fearfully.] They're everywhere!
 	Cut to Ono flying toward the Outlands. Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion run below him.
Kion 	Any sign of the hyenas, Ono?
 	Ono swoops higher. His vision flickers, and he looks around the Outlands.
Ono 	Negative. I don't see them.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Bunga] This is your last chance, hyenas!
Ono 	But I do hear something!
 	Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion halt.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Bunga] Leave now, or we're gonna come get ya!
Bunga 	Hey, that was me! [Bunga looks down at himself.] But I'm right here.
Kion 	It's Tamaa! [Kion runs offscreen.] Come on!
 	Beshte and Fuli follow Kion. Bunga lingers.
Bunga 	Wow! I really sounded heroic. [Bunga notices that his friends are gone.] Hey, wait for me!
 	Bunga runs after the rest of the Lion Guard. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu huddling together.
Tamaa 	[from offscreen, mimicking Kion] You asked for it! We are coming in! [Cut to Tamaa hiding behind a rock. He mimicks Fuli's voice.] Unless you leave now! Rawr!
Cheezi 	Which way we gonna run? They're all around us!
Janja 	I don't know. Uh, maybe we can... [Janja notices that Tamaa is missing.] Hey, why isn't there a bird in your mouth?
Cheezi 	*laughs nervously*
 	Tamaa lands behind a different rock.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Kion] You are running out of time, Janja!
 	Tamaa starts to move off, only for Janja's head to rear into his path.
Janja 	Nice try. [Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu standing in front of Tamaa.] But we know the Lion Guard ain't here.
 	Tamaa stares up at Janja in fear.
Kion 	[from offscreen] That's what you think!
Chungu 	Oh, he's really good. That time, he didn't even move his mouth.
 	Cut to Kion standing on a ledge above the hyenas and Tamaa.
Kion 	Get away from the bird, Janja! [Cut to Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Ono standing behind Kion. Kion lunges for Janja. He bowls him over, and the two roll, with Kion ending up on top.] *grunts* *growls*
Janja 	*grunts* [stuttering] Kion! *laughs nervously* It's not what you think. See, um, we... We were just helping out these poor lost impalas. You know, we thought we'd show 'em the way home.
Kion 	We'll take care of the impalas. [Kion jumps off Janja.] Why don't you find your own way home?
 	Janja stands. Cheezi and Chungu dart into frame behind him.
Janja 	We'll do that. Let's go, fellas.
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu run away. Tamaa flies after them.
Tamaa 	[mimicking Kion] And don't come back! [The hyenas flee into the gorge. The Lion Guard gathers around Tamaa. He speaks in his normal voice.] *laughs* Sorry, I was on a roll! *chuckles*
 	Cut to the impalas walking through the savanna. The camera pans right to show Pride Rock in the distance. The Lion Guard runs alongside the herd, with Ono and Tamaa flying overhead. Ono and Tamaa land in front of Kion, while Beshte and Bunga approach from behind him.
Kion 	That was a brave thing you did back there, Tamaa.
 	Fuli runs in behind Tamaa.
Ono 	You helped save the impalas.
Tamaa 	Thanks, guys. It felt great to use my talent for good.
Fuli 	But just so you know... *chuckles* ...I don't growl like that.
Tamaa 	Ah, good tip. And this time, I really have learned my lesson. From now on, I'm sticking to my promise. [Tamaa hovers in place in front of Kion.] No more imitating others, [Tamaa flies higher, then flaps in place.] unless it's for good.
Bunga 	That's great, but couldn't you imitate me just one last time?
 	Bunga folds his hands pleadingly.
Tamaa 	Okay. [Tamaa does somersaults in the air. He mimicks Bunga's voice.] Zuka zama!
Bunga 	I really do have a great voice. *gasps* [The camera zooms out to reveal Bunga standing alone.] Hey, wait for me!
 	Bunga runs after the rest of the Lion Guard. The credits roll.
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