Rafiki's New Neighbors/Transcript

Fade to a wide shot of Pride Rock. A fire blazes on the savanna. Kion runs through the fire.
Kion 	Lion Guard, keep digging! [Cut to an overhead shot of Bunga and Fuli digging a trench. Kion runs past them.] Faster!
 	Cut to Thurston's herd stampeding through the fire, while Ono flies overhead.
Thurston 	Panic and run! Panic and run!
Ono 	Kion! The zebras are stampeding!
 	Cut to Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion digging a trench.
Kion 	We'll get to them. Right now, we've gotta stop this fire before it spreads through the Pride Lands. [The fire blazes higher, and the Lion Guard backs away.] Reposition! Surround the flames, but stay back! [Bunga and Fuli run offscreen.] Beshte, we'll need a new trench.
 	Beshte charges forward.
Beshte 	You got it, Kion. [Beshte begins digging a trench with his snout.] *grunts*
 	Cut to Bunga digging and throwing dirt behind him at the fire.
Bunga 	*grunts*
 	The camera pans right to show Kion batting dirt onto the fire.
Kion 	*grunts*
 	Ono pulls up short in midair.
Ono 	Kion! [Cut to Beshte digging his trench, while the fire rapidly advances on him.] The fire's at the trench!
 	Kion looks at Beshte.
Kion 	Beshte, get outta there!
 	Beshte notices the fire's rapid advance.
Beshte 	*gasps* [Beshte climbs out of his trench.] *grunts* [Beshte runs away from the fire and does an about-face from a safe distance. The fire reaches the trench and fizzles out. The rest of the Lion Guard approaches Beshte.] Phew! That was close.
Kion 	*sighs* Good work, everyone. Ono? How bad's the damage?
Ono 	I'll see what I can see. [Ono flies away. He flies over the burned and smoking section of savanna.] Not bad, Kion. It looks like the zebras still have plenty of grass left to eat.
Kion 	[realizing] The zebras! Ono!
 	Ono's vision flickers. Cut to his perspective. Thurston's herd stampedes across the savanna.
Ono 	Hapana! They're still stampeding! [Ono flies up to the rest of the Lion Guard.] This way!
 	Ono flies offscreen.
Kion 	'Till the Pride Lands' end...
 	The rest of the Lion Guard follows Ono.
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion 	Lion Guard defend!
 	Cut to a wide shot of Rafiki's tree.
Rafiki 	[from offscreen] Now, Makini... [Cut to Makini and Rafiki sitting across from one another inside Rafiki's tree, with gourd shells full of paint set in-between them.] one of the Royal Mjuzi's duties is to paint...
Makini 	The history of the Pride Lands! I know! [Makini drops onto her knees.] And I really wanna do a good job! But I've never painted anything before. I'm not sure how...
 	Rafiki holds up a finger.
Rafiki 	If you knew how, you would not need to learn. Observe!
Makini 	Right, yes, okay. But what do I...?
 	Rafiki holds a finger to his lips.
Rafiki 	Shhh. [Rafiki closes his eyes and holds a hand up to his ear. A gust of wind blows leaves past him, and a whispering sound is heard.] Yes.
Makini 	Ooh! You're listening to the Lions of the Past, aren't you? What are they saying, Rafiki? Huh? [Rafiki opens his eyes with a look of annoyance.] What are they...? [realizing] Oh... [Makini sits.] Shwari. Be calm.
Rafiki 	Yes. The Lions of the Past tell me what the painting needs to be. [Rafiki picks up a gourd shell full of orange paint and stands.] And now, I know. [Rafiki approaches the tree trunk.] *chuckles* [Rafiki begins to paint.] Asante sana. Squash banana.
 	Cut to Rafiki's painting of a lioness. Cut to Makini and Rafiki looking at the painting.
Makini 	How did you do that? You make it look so easy!
Rafiki 	*laughs* It is easy! [Rafiki offers Makini the gourd shell full of orange paint.] After it is hard.
 	Makini takes the gourd shell full of orange paint.
Makini 	[haltingly] Okay? [Makini approaches the tree trunk and holds a hand up to her ear.] Hmm. [Makini dips her fingers into the orange paint and lifts them to the tree trunk. There is a loud thud.] Whoa!
 	Makini drops the gourd shell full of orange paint, and it splatters onto the tree trunk before falling to the ground.
Chama 	[from offscreen] *exclaims* We made it!
Mzaha 	[from offscreen] It's perfect!
Makini 	I'm not exactly sure that's what the painting needed to be.
Rafiki 	Most likely, it is not. It seems we have visitors. [Rafiki approaches the edge of his tree and looks down at the ground below.] Hmm.
 	Cut to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha milling beneath Rafiki's tree.
Furaha 	*whoops* Three wild guys like us can really be at home here!
 	Mzaha sharpens his horns on Rafiki's tree.
Mzaha 	Indeed. My horns love this tree! *whoops* [Mzaha headbutts Rafiki's tree.] *laughs*
Chama 	Who is living the good life now, huh? [Chama taps Furaha on the shoulder, then moves to his opposite side. Furaha looks in the wrong direction.] I am! [Chama taps Furaha on the other shoulder, then moves to his opposite side. Furaha looks in the wrong direction.] I am! *laughs*
 	Furaha turns to face Chama.
Furaha 	Oh, yes. That is funny because you are tapping me, and yet when I turn around, no one is there! *laughs*
 	Furaha fist-bumps Chama, who uses his trunk. Rafiki jumps down from his tree.
Rafiki 	*laughs* Who are you three? So young and full of life.
Chama 	Name's Chama. This is [Chama uses his trunk to point to Mzaha.] Mzaha and [Chama uses his trunk to point to Furaha.] Furaha.
 	Furaha high-fives Chama, who uses his trunk.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	Chama cha Mzaha na Furaha! Umph! [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha bump their rears together. Furaha and Mzaha go flying. They stand up and walk back toward Chama.] *laugh*
Furaha 	And good news for you, my friend. [Makini's head comes into the foreground as she peers down at the scene from atop Rafiki's tree.] We fun guys are living here now! [Rafiki stares in concern.] *laughs*
Mzaha 	Livin' the dream, I'd say.
 	Chama sprays dust around with his trunk.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*laugh*
 	Makini smiles. Rafiki bats the dust away with one hand.
Rafiki 	Live here? Ha! You cannot live here. I need quiet to train my apprentice.
Makini 	[from offscreen] They won't bother me. [Makini hops down to join Rafiki.] They seem nice.
Rafiki 	[chastising] Makini!
Chama 	Hey, yeah! We are nice! Nice and fun! [Chama gives Rafiki a noogie.] Just like you, Rafiki!
 	Rafiki rubs his head resentfully.
Furaha 	We see you around the Pride Lands, talking with King Simba. [imitating Rafiki] Ha, ha! I am wise, and yet I have a good time!
 	Mzaha juts his head in Rafiki's face. Rafiki recoils.
Mzaha 	Indeed! And that's why we want to be your neighbors!
Makini 	Come on, Rafiki. It might be fun. [with increasing zeal] Please? Please? Please?
 	Rafiki sags.
Rafiki 	Eh. Very well.
 	Makini runs up to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha with her arms raised.
Makini 	Yay!
 	Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha begin to dance around excitedly.
Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*cheer*
 	Rafiki cups his hands around his mouth.
Rafiki 	As long as you are quiet! [Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha abruptly stop dancing. Rafiki approaches Makini and taps her on the nose.] Makini must focus on her training. She is painting for the royal family tonight.
Makini 	I am?
Rafiki 	You must be ready.
Chama 	*laughs* You won't even know we're here.
Rafiki 	Good. Come, Makini.
 	Makini and Rafiki stride toward Rafiki's tree.
Chama 	[from offscreen] *belches* [Makini and Rafiki pause and look over their shoulders.] *chuckles* Sorry. Won't happen again.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*laugh*
 	Makini and Rafiki begin to climb Rafiki's tree. Cut to Kion running alongside a zebra stampede.
Kion 	Zebras, the fire's out!
 	Cut to Bunga and Kion running alongside the zebra stampede.
Bunga 	Yeah! You can stop running!
 	Thurston pulls to a halt.
Thurston 	*brays* Whoa!
 	The zebras pull to a halt behind Thurston. The Lion Guard runs through the zebras and pauses in front of them.
Kion 	Can you tell me what you saw when the fire started?
Thurston 	Well...I saw the grass.
Fuli 	[deadpan] Because you were grazing?
Thurston 	Why, yes. Then, I saw a big flash of bright light!
Ono 	Wait. I actually know what he's talking about. Lightning must have started the fire!
Beshte 	Lightning? But there was no rain.
Ono 	That's because it's dry lightning. It doesn't bring rain. Quite common in the dry season, really.
Kion 	Well, there's nothing to worry about now. You can all go back to grazing.
Thurston 	Fabulous.
 	The zebras start to walk away.
Zebras 	*snort*
Kion 	Uh, your grazing grounds are this way...?
 	Thurston pulls to a halt.
Thurston 	Oh. Right.
Kion 	[softly] Ono? Better show 'em home.
Ono 	Affirmative. [Ono flies over to the zebras.] After me, zebras!
 	Ono flies away.
Thurston 	You heard the bird. After him.
 	The zebras run after Ono. Fuli rolls her eyes.
Fuli 	Zebras.
Rafiki 	[from offscreen] Ah, yes. [The Lion Guard looks up.] Much better.
 	The camera pans up to show Rafiki meditating in a tree.
Kion 	Rafiki? [The Lion Guard approaches the tree.] I thought you were training Makini for the painting ceremony tonight.
Rafiki 	Makini is training. I am taking a break from the noise.
Fuli 	What noise?
 	Rafiki drops his meditative pose.
Rafiki 	[annoyed] The noise that is a young elephant, monkey, and antelope. They are now living next to my tree.
Beshte 	Next to your tree? Why aren't they with their herds?
Rafiki 	Excellent question, young hippo. And one I could not ask. [Rafiki holds his head.] They do not stop talking. [Rafiki spreads his hands helplessly.] Except for when Makini talks!
Kion 	We'd better find out why they're not with their herds.
 	Rafiki jumps down from the tree.
Rafiki 	Yes! [Rafiki picks up his bakora staff, which is leaning against the tree trunk.] And perhaps you and the Lion Guard can take them somewhere else.
 	Rafiki walks away. Cut to the Lion Guard and Rafiki approaching Rafiki's tree, where Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha are gathered.
Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	[chanting] Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! [The Lion Guard and Rafiki pause and stare at Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.] Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! [Furaha lifts a rock, underneath which are grubs. He stuffs so many into his mouth that his cheeks bulge outward.] Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug! Bug!
 	Furaha swallows and lifts his arms into the air.
Chama 	And Furaha beats his bug-eating record!
Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*cheer*
Bunga 	Bug-eating record? [Bunga cracks his knuckles.] Wait 'till you see how many I can eat!
 	Bunga charges toward Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Kion 	[to Rafiki] I think I understand your problem.
Fuli 	*scoffs* Yeah. You have three Bungas. [Cut to Bunga eating grubs, while Makini, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha spectate.] Well, four now.
Rafiki 	Makini? [Rafiki walks toward Makini.] Is this practicing?
Makini 	I was just taking a little break. For inspiration! [Makini begins to climb Rafiki's tree.] But now that that's over, I can really, really focus on painting!
 	The Lion Guard approaches Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Beshte 	Hey, Chama. Mzaha. Furaha. Why aren't you guys with your herds?
Chama 	Uh, short story, Beshte. They kicked us out. You know how it goes.
Beshte 	Kicked out? By your own herds?
Kion 	Why?
Chama 	Beats... *belches* ...me.
Furaha 	[belching] Do not know.
Mzaha 	[belching] Nope.
 	Bunga pops into the foreground, eating a grub.
Bunga 	*slurps* Ooh! Ooh! I can burp too! *belches*
Fuli 	Ugh. Seriously?
Beshte 	I'm sure it's some kind of misunderstanding. Your herds are probably worried about you.
 	Kion paces forward.
Kion 	We can take you back to your families. If that's what you want.
Rafiki 	Yes, yes. Back to their families. Being with your herd is part of your role in the Circle of Life.
Chama 	Circle of Life? Whoa! In that case, we better go back!
Furaha 	You said it.
Mzaha 	Indeed.
Chama 	But, uh, guess that means we three gotta say goodbye, huh?
Furaha 	But without you two fun guys, I'll just be [Furaha holds up a finger.] one fun guy.
 	Ono lands next to Kion, who turns to face him.
Ono 	Kion? The zebras are all home safe!
Kion 	Great  work, Ono. Now, I'll need you and Beshte to take Furaha back to his troop.
Ono 	Affirmative.
 	Kion strides toward Bunga and Fuli.
Beshte 	You got it, Kion.
Kion 	Bunga, we'll take Chama back to Ma Tembo's herd. Fuli, you've got Mzaha. [to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha] Okay, you three. Come on. Let's take you back home.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	[unenthusiastically] Chama cha Mzaha na Furaha. [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha bump their rears together.] Umph. *chuckle*
Chama 	Okay then. See ya around, pals.
 	Chama walks off with Bunga and Kion, while Mzaha walks off with Fuli. Chama and Mzaha exchange lingering looks. Cut to Beshte and Ono walking across the savanna with Furaha.
Beshte 	I bet your troop is gonna be happy to see you, Furaha.
Furaha 	Happier than when they saw me leave?
Ono 	Hey, Furaha! [Beshte, Furaha, and Ono pause.] I see your troop in those trees!
Furaha 	*whoops* Ready or not, here comes fun! [Furaha charges at a nearby tree.] *whoops* [Lightning flickers in distant dark clouds. Cut to Tumbili eating a fruit in his troop's tree. Furaha's voice is heard from offscreen.] Tumbili! [Tumbili freezes, looking horrified.] Tumbili!
 	Tumbili sags.
Tumbili 	*groans* Furaha.
 	Furaha approaches and grabs Tumbili around the shoulders.
Furaha 	You were thinking, "When is that fun guy coming back?" [Furaha lets Tumbili go and poses on the branch next to him.] Well, here I am! [Tumbili rolls his eyes, while Furaha swings away by his tail.] *whoops* [Furaha jumps onto a branch in-between two monkeys.] Cousins! [Furaha gives one monkey a noogie, while the other dodges Furaha's tail whipping back and forth.] Who here missed Furaha?
 	Cut to Beshte and Ono approaching the tree. Furaha hangs from his cousins' tails and begins to swing back and forth.
Beshte 	Hey, Tumbili. Can you believe Furaha was living at Rafiki's tree? He thought he had been kicked out of the troop!
 	Cut to Tumbili scratching his head.
Tumbili 	Well, uh... You see, Beshte. It is the monkey way to, uh...
Beshte 	I knew you'd welcome him back!
Tumbili 	*groans* [unenthusiastically] Yes. Thank you for bringing Furaha home.
Beshte 	[to Furaha] Enjoy your family.
 	Beshte walks away.
Ono 	Bye, Furaha!
 	Ono follows Beshte. Furaha continues to swing by his cousins' tails.
Furaha 	*laughs* Who's having fun now?
Monkey 	Quit it, Furaha! [Furaha and his cousins fall out of their tree.] *yelps*
 	Cut to Bupu and Fuli facing each other. Bupu's herd grazes nearby.
Bupu 	I don't care what the Lion Guard wants us to do. We aren't taking Mzaha back.
Fuli 	But he's one of your kind.
 	Bupu turns his back on Fuli.
Bupu 	And he was sent away for good reason.
 	Fuli paces around Bupu.
Fuli 	Okay, look. I understand Mzaha might be a little...
 	Cut to Mzaha headbutting a tree.
Mzaha 	*grunts* *laughs*
Fuli 	...different. But shouldn't he be with his family?
 	Bupu glares at Fuli.
Mzaha 	[from offscreen] *laughs*
Fuli 	*sighs* Take him back, Bupu.
Mzaha 	[from offscreen] *laughs*
 	Bupu turns his face away from Fuli.
Bupu 	Don't feel like it.
Fuli 	Please?
Bupu 	[after a beat] Ah, yes. Very well. It never hurts to be polite.
 	A thud is heard.
Mzaha 	[from offscreen] *laughs*
Bupu 	Mzaha, you are back with the herd!
Mzaha 	Oh, goodie. [Mzaha begins to frolic around.] I'm back! I'm back!
Fuli 	Great! Thanks, Bupu!
 	Fuli dashes offscreen. Cut to Mzaha running among his fellow sable antelope.
Mzaha 	Who wants to play tag?
Sable antelope 	*low*
 	Mzaha runs into a sable antelope.
Mzaha 	You?
Sable antelope 	Owww!
 	Mzaha runs into a sable antelope.
Mzaha 	Or you?
Sable antelope 	*lows*
Mzaha 	I know you do!
 	Mzaha runs into Boboka.
Boboka 	*lows*
 	Bupu rolls his eyes.
Bupu 	*sighs*
 	Cut to Kion and Ma Tembo facing each other. Ma Tembo's herd grazes nearby.
Kion 	I know how important family is to you elephants, Ma Tembo.
Ma Tembo 	That's true, Kion. But Chama was a...disruption to the herd.
Chama 	[from offscreen] *trumpets*
 	Ma Tembo rolls her eyes. Cut to Bunga standing on Chama's back while he blows dirt out of his trunk. Bunga slides down Chama's trunk and leaps through the dirt cloud.
Bunga 	*giggles* [Bunga lands.] That was un-Bunga-lieveable! [Bunga slides back up to Chama.] Let's do it again!
 	Chama sucks more dirt into his trunk.
Kion 	[from offscreen] Bunga!
 	Cut to Kion and Ma Tembo looking pointedly at Bunga and Chama.
Ma Tembo 	*trumpets*
Chama 	Yeah. Quit it, Bunga. *chuckles*
Kion 	Maybe just give Chama one more chance?
Ma Tembo 	*sighs* Only because it's you who are asking it. [Kion and Ma Tembo approach Chama.] Chama, you are welcome to return if you promise to behave as part of the herd. But this is your last chance.
Chama 	[nasally] Ma Tembo, you have my word.
Kion 	Great. See ya, Chama!
 	Kion walks away. Bunga backs into frame, following Kion.
Bunga 	Yep! See ya! Wouldn't wanta be... [belching] ya.
 	Chama sprays dirt out of his trunk.
Chama 	*trumpets* *laughs*
 	Chama notices something offscreen and sobers. The camera zooms out to reveal Ma Tembo's face covered in dirt.
Kion 	Uh, maybe one more chance?
Bunga 	*laughs*
 	Bunga falls onto his back. Cut to a wide shot of Pride Rock.
Fuli 	[from offscreen] Well, Mzaha is back with the antelopes.
 	Cut to the Lion Guard gathered below Pride Rock.
Beshte 	And Furaha's home with his troop.
Kion 	Good. Ma Tembo took Chama back too.
Beshte 	I bet they're all happy to be with their families again.
Bunga 	[sadly] Yeah. I'll miss 'em, though. Not everyone in the Pride Lands can burp their name. It's a talent.
 	Kion notices something offscreen.
Kion 	Hevi kabisa. [Thunder rumbles. Lightning flashes in distant dark clouds.] Is that what I think it is?
 	Ono's vision flickers.
Ono 	Dry lightning! And it's headed this way!
Kion 	Lion Guard, we've gotta make sure nobody's near where that lightning's gonna hit.
Ono 	We should check the watering hole first. It's not safe to be near water in a lightning storm!
Kion 	Great idea, Ono. 'Till the Pride Lands' end...
 	The Lion Guard charges off.
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, Kion, and Ono 	Lion Guard defend!
 	Cut to Furaha climbing through his troop's tree.
Furaha 	*hoots* [Furaha approaches two monkeys, one of whom is grooming the other.] *laughs* [Furaha taps one of the monkeys on the back, then ducks out of sight.] Where is the monkey? [Furaha taps the other monkey on the side of the head, then ducks out of sight.] Where did he go? [from offscreen] *laughs*
Monkey 	Quit it, Furaha.
Monkey 	Yeah.
 	Furaha walks along a branch, only to run into Tumbili, whose hands are on his hips. Furaha halts.
Tumbili 	We don't wanna play your games.
 	Cut to a wide shot of Furaha's troop surrounding him and Tumbili in the tree.
Furaha 	*sighs* [Furaha crosses his arms.] You are not fun guys. [realizing] But I know two who are! I must be with my own kind! [Furaha jumps out of the tree. He waves at his troop.] Bye!
 	Furaha runs away.
Tumbili 	His own kind?
 	Cut to Mzaha running among his herd.
Mzaha 	*laughs*
 	Several sable antelope run away.
Sable antelope 	*low*
Mzaha 	I'm gonna tag you!
Bupu 	[from offscreen] Mzaha! [Mzaha skids to a halt. Cut to Bupu approaching Mzaha.] Enough! You're disturbing everyone's grazing!
Mzaha 	But, Bupu, I'm just...
Bupu 	Mzaha, please. Antelopes are not...silly creatures!
 	Mzaha's expression falls.
Mzaha 	[realizing] No matter. [Mzaha turns and walks away.] I know some silly creatures. Just like me!
Bupu 	*scoffs* Silly creature.
 	Cut to Furaha and Mzaha walking side by side through the savanna.
Furaha 	*chuckles* I guess we fun guys are not meant to live with our herds!
Mzaha 	I don't understand their problem. I really like us!
 	Furaha spots something offscreen. He and Mzaha pause.
Furaha 	*whoops* [Cut to Chama tearing a branch off a tree. He eats it.] Chama!
 	Furaha and Mzaha run toward Chama.
Chama 	Furaha! Mzaha!
 	Chama runs up to Furaha and Mzaha.
Furaha 	You left too, Chama?
Chama 	Yeah. My herd cannot take a joke, and boy, have I tried. I mean, sheesh!
Furaha 	We three fun guys need to stick together from now on.
Mzaha 	[emphatically] Indeed!
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha hop up and down.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	Chama cha Mzaha na Furaha! [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha bump their rears together. Furaha and Mzaha go flying.] Umph! *laugh*
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha run off across the savanna.
Beau Black 	We're all together, [Furaha climbs onto Chama's back.] all for one. [Chama picks Furaha up with his trunk and tosses him onto Mzaha's back.] You know we'll always have some fun. [Furaha covers Mzaha's eyes as he runs.] Tricks and laughs are never-ending. [Mzaha runs into a tree.] Get along. [Chama runs into Mzaha, flinging him and Furaha offscreen.] There's no pretending.
Furaha and Mzaha 	*laugh*
 	Cut to Timon and Pumbaa lounging in the pool below Hakuna Matata Falls.
Beau Black 	Between us three, [The camera pans up to show Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha standing on a ledge above the pool.] we understand, [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha exchange devious looks, then jump off the ledge.] just having fun [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha fall into the pool. The resulting wave washes Timon and Pumbaa offscreen.] is always the plan! [Cut to Furaha and Mzaha leaping across stepping stones. They start to jump across the backs of crocodiles.] The only words you need to say. [As Furaha and Mzaha jump on Makuu and away, he glares after them.] Let's find a place that we can play. [Chama charges past Makuu, splattering him and another crocodile with mud. Cut to Mzaha chasing Furaha across the savanna. They dodge in-between grazing giraffes.] We never feel we're left behind. [Chama runs after Furaha and Mzaha, while the giraffes glare at them.] Together, we are three of a kind!
 	Twiga glares at Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha. Cut to the friends running away. Cut to Thurston grazing. Furaha hangs into frame and pokes Thurston on the back, then pulls back out of sight. Thurston lifts his head and looks around. Furaha hangs into frame and pokes Thurston on the side of the head, then pulls back out of sight. Thurston looks around. The camera zooms out to reveal Chama hiding in a bush behind Thurston. He sprays dirt at Thurston with his trunk.
Chama 	*trumpets*
 	Thurston flees. Cut to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha hiding in the bush together, while Thurston runs away.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*laugh*
Beau Black 	The only words you need to say. [Cut to some galagos in a tree. Laini settles down to sleep beside two other galagos.] Let's find a place that we can play. [Furaha and Mzaha run past the tree. Mzaha butts the tree as he runs past.] We never feel we're left behind. [The galagos fall out of the tree.] Together, we are three of a kind!
 	Chama thunders past the galagos, knocking them over and leaving them in a heap. As they run, Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha fall onto their stomachs.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*laugh*
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha stand.
Mzaha 	So, who says we go back to our tree?
Chama 	Yeah!
 	Furaha beckons to Chama and Mzaha.
Furaha 	Let's go!
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha walk offscreen.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	*laugh*
 	In the background, lightning flickers, and thunder rumbles ominously. Cut to Makini in Rafiki's tree. She is holding a gourd shell full of orange paint. A gust of wind blows leaves past her, and a whispering sound is heard.
Makini 	Uh-huh. [after a beat] Uh-huh!
 	Makini dips two fingers into the orange paint and lifts her hand to paint the tree trunk.
Chama 	[from offscreen] Home, sweet home!
 	A thud is heard, and Rafiki's tree shakes. Makini drops the gourd shell full of orange paint.
Makini 	*yells*
 	Cut to Rafiki breaking out of a meditative pose.
Rafiki 	*exclaims*
 	Cut to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha gathered below Rafiki's tree.
Chama 	No, no. I say we sleep [Chama points with his trunk.] here and groom over [Chama points with his trunk.] there.
Furaha 	Huh. It has a nice flow to it.
 	Rafiki looks down at Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Rafiki 	[indignant] You three! Why are you not with your herds?
 	Rafiki jumps down to join Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Mzaha 	We just don't belong there. It's not us; it's them!
 	Makini slides down the trunk of Rafiki's tree to join Chama, Furaha, Mzaha, and Rafiki.
Makini 	Oh, that's so sad.
Rafiki 	Sad it may be. But you three cannot stay here. Makini must learn to paint. It is part of her role in the Circle of Life.
Makini 	Oh. I guess it is. I never really thought about it that way before. I mean, I've thought about it, [Makini shrugs innocently.] but I haven't thought about it.
 	Rafiki makes a shooing motion at Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Rafiki 	Now, go. There are many good trees in the Pride Lands. [Rafiki puts his hands on his hips.] Make your own home. Just not here.
Chama 	[haltingly] Well, uh, if you say so, Rafiki.
Furaha 	[in an aside to Chama and Mzaha] Maybe he's not such a fun guy after all.
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha troop away. Thunder rumbles.
Mzaha 	Bye, Rafiki. Makini. See you around the Pride Lands.
 	Rafiki climbs back into his tree, while Makini looks down sadly. Cut to a wide shot of Zito and two hippopotamuses drinking from a watering hole. Thunder crashes.
Zito 	*gasps* What was that?
 	Fuli runs up and stands on a rock overlooking the watering hole.
Fuli 	Everyone! Get away from the water! There's a lightning storm!
Zito 	Lightning storm? No.
Hippopotamus 	There isn't any rain!
 	The rest of the Lion Guard runs up.
Ono 	That's because it's dry lightning! There isn't any rain!
 	Kion approaches Zito and the hippopotamuses.
Kion 	We've gotta get you outta here! [Kion runs off.] Follow me!
 	Cut to roiling dark clouds overhead. Thunder rumbles. A bolt of lightning ignites the savanna. Kion pulls to a halt.
Hippopotamus 	Fire!
Hippopotamus 	Oh, no!
Kion 	We need a way out.
 	Ono flies toward an unburned patch of grass.
Ono 	Over here!
 	Fuli runs after Ono.
Fuli 	Go!
 	A bolt of lightning ignites the patch of grass. The Lion Guard, Zito, and the hippopotamuses stare in dismay.
Zito 	*exclaims*
Hippopotamus 	We're trapped!
Kion 	Zito, can you spray us a path out?
 	Zito sucks water into his trunk. He sprays it.
Zito 	*trumpets* [The water hits the fire, sending up clouds of steam. The steam clears to reveal that the fire is still burning.] There's not enough water!
 	Cut to a wide shot of Rafiki's tree. A gust of wind blows embers across the savanna. A fire begins to smolder below Rafiki's tree.
Makini 	[from offscreen] So, what do you think?
 	Cut to Makini and Rafiki in Rafiki's tree. Makini is holding a gourd shell full of orange paint.
Rafiki 	Ah! I think... [Rafiki pauses.] *sniffs* [Rafiki looks up questioningly.] Hmm.
Makini 	Oh. [Makini approaches the tree trunk.] Uh, do we need to smell the painting too?
 	Makini closes her eyes. Rafiki bounds away.
Rafiki 	Not the painting, Makini! [Rafiki grabs his bakora staff, which is leaning against the tree trunk.] Smoke!
Makini 	[alarmed] Smoke?
 	Makini drops the gourd shell full of orange paint. She and Rafiki peer out of Rafiki's tree. The camera zooms out to reveal smoke billowing below them. The crackle of a fire is heard.
Rafiki 	Fire!
Makini 	*gasps* Oh, no! Rafiki, we're trapped! What do we do?
 	Cut to Ono flapping in place. A column of smoke rises from the savanna in the background. He notices it, and his vision flickers.
Ono 	Hapana! [Cut to Ono's perspective. Fire blazes around Rafiki's tree.] Rafiki's tree! It's on fire!
 	Cut to a close-up of Kion surrounded by flames.
Kion 	Hevi kabisa! [Cut to Ono flapping in place above the Lion Guard, Zito, and the hippopotamuses, who are surrounded by flames.] Are Rafiki and Makini okay?
 	Ono's vision flickers. Cut to his perspective. Smoke obscures a close-up shot of Rafiki's tree.
Ono 	I can't see! There's too much smoke!
 	Kion turns to face Beshte, who is standing beside a large rock.
Kion 	We need that rock, Beshte! We've gotta get everyone outta here and go help Rafiki!
 	Cut to a wide shot of Rafiki's tree. Fire blazes around it.
Makini 	[from offscreen] Help! Help!
 	Cut to Makini and Rafiki standing on a branch above the fire.
Rafiki 	This is not good!
 	Makini notices something offscreen and points.
Makini 	Someone's coming!
 	Cut to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha charging toward Rafiki's tree, obscured by smoke.
Rafiki 	Is it the Lion Guard?
 	Makini smiles.
Makini 	No!
 	Cut to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha running across the savanna.
Chama 	Hang on, you two!
Mzaha 	We're coming to save you!
Furaha 	And that is no joke!
 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha skid to a halt. Chama sucks dirt into his trunk and sprays it at the fire.
Chama 	*trumpets*
 	Mzaha digs a trench nearby. Furaha hops along the trench after Mzaha. Chama follows Furaha.
Furaha 	This would be fun if there was not a fire.
 	Mzaha ends his trench at the foot of Rafiki's tree. Makini and Rafiki approach and look down on Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.
Chama 	Want a ride?
 	Rafiki jumps onto Chama's back, while Makini jumps onto Mzaha's back. As Makini lands, her bakora staff falls to the ground. Fire blazes up around it. Mzaha runs off, with Makini on his back. She reaches out helplessly after her bakora staff.
Makini 	No! My bakora!
 	Mzaha sidles up to Chama, who is carrying Furaha and Rafiki. Chama and Mzaha run away from the fire.
Rafiki 	You will find another staff. But another you? That cannot be found! [As the animals run, fire springs up in the trench behind them. Chama and Mzaha reach safety. Furaha, Makini, and Rafiki hop off their backs.] Chama. Mzaha. Furaha. Thank you.
Makini 	Yes. Thank you so much! How did you know we were in trouble?
Chama 	I got [Chama wiggles his ears.] big ears. They hear things.
Mzaha 	Come on, Chama! We have to save Rafiki's tree!
Chama 	You got it, pals! [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha charge toward the fire.] It is his home, after all!
 	Rafiki smiles. Cut to Beshte pushing the large rock with his snout.
Beshte 	Twende kiboko! *grunts*
 	Beshte pushes the large rock onto the fire, creating a bridge to the savanna. Kion runs onto the large rock.
Kion 	Now, over here! Quick!
 	Kion runs onto the savanna and does an about-face. Beshte and Bunga follow Kion.
Bunga 	This way! [Bunga pauses on the large rock and gestures for the others to follow him. The hippopotamuses run past him.] Move along! [Zito follows the hippopotamuses.] Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
 	Bunga and Ono follow the others. Fuli follows Bunga and Ono. Kion climbs onto a boulder beside the fire.
Kion 	Lion Guard! Get everyone behind me!
Fuli 	[to Zito and the hippopotamuses] Get back!
 	Kion uses the Roar of the Elders.
Kion 	*roars*
 	The Roar of the Elders blows dirt onto the fire, putting it out. The Great Lions of the Past fade away. Cut to a wide shot of Kion overlooking the clearing. Smoke rises from a ring of black grass around the clearing. The camera pans right to show the Lion Guard, Zito, and the hippopotamuses gathered behind Kion.
Hippopotamuses 	*cheer*
 	Kion hops down from the boulder and joins the others.
Zito 	Thank you. You saved us.
Kion 	Until we know the lightning's over, stay away from water. Lion Guard, [The Lion Guard runs off.] we have to save Rafiki's tree!
 	The Lion Guard runs toward the column of smoke in the distance. Cut to Chama sucking dirt into his trunk. He sprays it.
Chama 	*trumpets*
 	The dirt from Chama's trunk puts out some flames beneath Rafiki's tree. Cut to Furaha hopping along, sweeping dirt onto the fire. Cut to Makini and Rafiki sweeping dirt onto the fire. Rafiki wipes his forehead in exhaustion.
Kion 	[from offscreen] Rafiki! Makini! [The Lion Guard runs up.] Are you okay?
Rafiki 	Fine. We are fine.
Makini 	Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha saved us!
Fuli 	The three Bungas?
 	Ono notices something offscreen.
Ono 	Look! [Ono approaches Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha, who are fighting the fire around Rafiki's tree.] She's right!
Chama 	*trumpets*
Beshte 	Looks like they could use some help.
Kion 	Right. [Kion charges off.] Come on!
 	Beshte, Bunga, and Fuli follow Kion. Kion runs past Mzaha, who is making a trench. Beshte begins to make another trench, while Kion bats dirt onto the fire.
Beshte 	*grunts*
 	Cut to Furaha sweeping dirt onto the fire. Bunga approaches and does the same. Ono flies low over the fire, stirring up dirt that puts it out. Fuli races forward, then pulls to a halt, stirring up dirt that puts some flames out.
Kion 	We've almost got it!
Chama 	Allow me. [Chama sucks dirt into his trunk. He sprays it.] *trumpets*
 	The dirt from Chama's trunk puts out the last of the fire. Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha leap into the air. Ono flies in a loop-de-loop.
Chama, Furaha, Mzaha, and the Lion Guard	*cheer*
Kion 	Great job, everyone!
 	Rafiki approaches his tree.
Rafiki 	My tree. It is saved! [Rafiki turns to face the Lion Guard.] *laughs* Thank you, Lion Guard. [to Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha] And you three. [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha beam.] There are no words.
Chama 	Hey. No problem, Rafiki.
Mzaha 	We're just glad you and your tree are safe.
Rafiki 	Yes. [Cut to Rafiki's tree.] My tree. [Rafiki points at Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha.] You three. If my tree feels like home to you, then you should stay. But perhaps you could be a little quieter?
 	Makini sidles up to Rafiki.
Chama 	Hey, what an offer, Rafiki. And thank you.
Furaha 	We do think you're a fun guy. That's why we originally wanted to live near your tree.
Chama 	But then, we found a nice tree over by Big Springs. We can be as loud as we want. It feels like home.
Mzaha 	Yep. It's perfect for our family.
Beshte 	Your family?
Chama 	Maybe the reason why we don't fit in with our own herds is 'cause we already have a family.
Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha 	Each other! Chama cha Mzaha na Furaha! [Chama, Furaha, and Mzaha bump their chests together. Furaha and Mzaha go flying.] Umph! *laugh*
Kion 	[chuckling] Makes sense to me.
Beshte 	It's beautiful.
Rafiki 	Well, then at least be my guest at tonight's ceremony for the royal family.
Chama 	Yeah!
Furaha 	We would love to!
Mzaha 	Thanks!
Makini 	The ceremony! I hope I'm ready!
 	Rafiki puts a consoling hand on Makini's back.
Rafiki 	As do I, young one.
 	Cut to a crowd of Pride Landers gathered in front of Pride Rock. Simba, Makini, and Rafiki stand at the front of the crowd.
Simba 	As you all know, it is the duty of every Royal Mjuzi to keep the history of the Pride Lands alive. Today, Makini will take yet another step in that role. Rafiki?
 	Simba walks away. Rafiki hands Makini a gourd shell full of yellow paint.
Rafiki 	Ready?
Makini 	I think so. *exhales* [Makini closes her eyes. A whispering sound is heard. Makini's eyes shoot open.] Shwari! [Makini leans her bakora staff against Pride Rock and begins to paint. Rafiki smiles. Cut to a close-up of Makini painting a lioness. She sets down the yellow paint and picks up the orange paint. Rafiki smiles. Cut to a close-up of Makini painting the royal family. The camera zooms out to reveal the entire painting. Makini steps back.] I did it, Rafiki!
Pride Landers 	Whoa!
 	Rafiki walks up to Makini.
Rafiki 	Yes, you did, Makini. Yes, you did.
 	The credits roll.
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