The Bite of Kenge/Transcript

Fade to a wide shot of a dip in the land that is surrounded by trees. Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu are standing beside tikiti melons in the clearing.
Janja 	Come on, fur-brains! Move it! Before the Lion Guard shows up.
Cheezi 	Right! [Cheezi kicks a tikiti melon away.] Move it, melon! [The tikiti melon rolls and hits the side of the clearing. It bursts open, revealing red juice inside.] Janja! [Janja rolls a tikiti melon up to Cheezi.] This melon's got [laughing] water inside it.
 	Chungu sidles up to Cheezi.
Janja 	They all do, fur-brain. That's why we're takin' 'em.
Chungu 	Really? [Chungu eyes a nearby tikiti melon.] Ooh, good. I'm thirsty. [Chungu sinks his teeth into the tikiti melon and begins to shake it around, to no avail.] *grunts*
 	Janja walks up to Chungu and swats the tikiti melon out of his mouth. It hits Cheezi in the head and bursts open.
Cheezi 	*grunts*
Janja 	Enough messin' around. Let's go!
Kion 	[from offscreen] Stop right there, Janja! [Cut to the Lion Guard approaching the edge of the clearing.] Those melons are for the elephants.
Janja 	Oh, are they? Oh, well, don't worry, Kion. We'll bring 'em right back. After we drink all their water. Move it, fellas!
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu begin to roll the tikiti melons away with their snouts.
Kion 	We gotta stop them! [Kion charges into the clearing.] Come on!
 	The rest of the Lion Guard follows Kion. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu rolling their tikiti melons away.
Janja 	Faster, fellas!
 	Cut to Fuli running.
Fuli 	You want fast? You got it! [Fuli puts on a burst of speed.] Huwezi! [Fuli runs up to Cheezi, takes his tikiti melon, and rolls it away from him in quick succession.] *grunts*
Cheezi 	Hey! [Cheezi trips on a rock and collapses onto his stomach.] *grunts*
 	Fuli pauses and butts the tikiti melon offscreen. Cut to the rest of the Lion Guard running. Bunga pauses and catches the rolling tikiti melon.
Bunga 	That's one!
 	Fuli speeds into Chungu's path.
Fuli 	Give back that melon, Chungu!
 	Chungu pauses, with a paw on the tikiti melon. He turns and begins rolling it in the opposite direction. Fuli gives chase.
Chungu 	Uh-uh. I stole it fair and square! [Beshte skids into Chungu's path. Chungu hits Beshte's side, falling backward, and his tikiti melon rolls offscreen.] *grunts* *groans*
 	Fuli and Ono approach.
Beshte 	There's nothing fair about stealing.
 	Cut to Chungu's tikiti melon rolling away.
Ono 	Bunga! We've got a loose one!
 	Bunga leaps at the rolling tikiti melon.
Bunga 	Zuka zama! [Bunga lands with the tikiti melon in his arms.] That's two!
 	Bunga rolls the tikiti melon back into the melon patch. Cut to Kion chasing Janja, who is still rolling his tikiti melon.
Kion 	Give it up, Janja! [Kion shoves Janja aside and kicks his tikiti melon offscreen.] *grunts*
Janja 	*grunts*
 	Janja runs offscreen.
Kion 	Somebody grab that last melon!
 	The tikiti melon rolls off a rock and flies into the air. Cut to Bunga with his arms raised.
Bunga 	I got it! I got it! [The tikiti melon hits Bunga, who falls offscreen.] *grunts* [A thud is heard. Cut to Bunga with the tikiti melon burst open all around him, with a piece on his head.] I don't got it.
 	Bunga shakes his head, and the piece of tikiti melon on his head flies offscreen.
Beshte 	Good try, Little B. [Cut to Beshte, Fuli, Kion, and Ono approaching Bunga.] At least we saved the other ones.
Bunga 	How'd the hyenas even find the elephants' melon patch?
Fuli 	*scoffs* Luck, I'm guessing.
Kion 	Gotta be. The patch is really well-hidden.
Ono 	Indeed. It's even difficult for me to see.
Kion 	We'll have to keep a close eye on them in case the hyenas come back.
Bunga 	We gotta guard fruit?
Ono 	The melons help give the elephants the water they need to make it through the dry season. Common knowledge, really.
 	Kion strides forward.
Kion 	It's all part of the Circle of Life. And defending it is our job.
 	Cut to a wide shot of the Outlands volcano.
Janja 	[from offscreen] *sighs* Another one of my brilliant plans, [Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu walking side by side inside the caldera.] ruined by the Lion Guard!
Cheezi 	Yeah. Those guys are always gettin' in our way.
 	Cut to Ushari curled up, asleep, in the hyenas' path. He unfurls.
Ushari 	Huh? No! [Ushari flees.] *hisses*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu trip over Ushari.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*grunt*
 	Cut to the hyenas and Ushari in a heap on the ground.
Janja 	[to Ushari] Speakin' of gettin' in our way...
 	Ushari slithers out of the heap.
Ushari 	Excuse me? Watch your step!
Scar 	[from offscreen] Enough!
 	Scar emerges from the nearby lava with a roaring sound. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu standing together. Janja takes a few steps toward Scar.
Janja 	[sheepishly] Hi, Scar.
Scar 	What happened this time?
Janja 	We stumbled onto some tikiti melons and was gonna take 'em. But then, the Lion Guard stumbled onto us, and, uh...
Scar 	Tikiti melons! Ah, yes.
Chungu 	Did you know they got water inside 'em?
Scar 	Yes. Precious water. The Pride Lands' elephants would be vulnerable without those melons.
Ushari 	Especially during the dry season.
Scar 	Hyenas!
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu huddle together.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*whimper*
Scar 	Go back and take all of the tikiti melons. If the elephants don't have enough water, it will mean the end of their herd! And perhaps the Circle of Life as well. *chuckles menacingly*
Janja 	Uh, Scar? We totally wanna help. But the Lion Guard's just gonna stop us again.
Ushari 	I know a lizard who can stop the Lion Guard. [Ushari slithers toward Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu. In the background, several skinks crawl down the volcano walls.] Then you'll have plenty of time to steal the melons.
Janja 	[derisively] A lizard? You mean, like one of those skinks?
 	The skinks exchange annoyed glances.
Waza 	*hisses*
Janja 	*snickers* How's one little lizard gonna stop the Lion Guard?
Ushari 	Trust me, my friend is not a little lizard. He's very big. And very bad. [Ushari slithers at the screen. Cut to a close-up of the sun in a surreal style. The camera zooms out to show Kenge's legs as he stalks past the screen. Ushari's voice is heard from offscreen.] Big, bad Kenge, he's as mean as they come. [Kenge stalks offscreen. Cut to an overhead shot of some zebras.] You want somebody scary, [Kenge's shadow falls over the zebras as he steps into frame, towering over them.] then he's number one. [The zebras flee.] He's got a special trick you might not expect: [Kenge stomps after the zebras, who scatter around his giant feet.] to stop someone moving [The zebras flee past a grazing gazelle.] with one little peck. [The gazelle looks up at Kenge.] Oh, big, [The gazelle gasps soundlessly.] bad Kenge. [Cut to Kenge's face. He grins menacingly and lunges at the screen, enveloping it in blackness. Cut to Ushari.] He'll always cause a fright. [The camera zooms out to show Ushari in a forest. The zebras flee past him, pursued by Kenge.] Big, bad Kenge [Kenge chases the zebras.] will stop you with his bite. He's bigger than big. He's meaner than mean. He's the scariest lizard [Several animals fall across the screen.] that you ever did see. [Cut to a close-up of one of Kenge's eyes. The camera pans right to show Kenge's other eye.] Big, [Cut to shots of Kenge's large feet and sharp teeth.] bad Kenge. [Cut to the rising sun. The camera zooms out to show Ushari standing in-between Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu, and the skinks. He slithers up to the skinks.] Big, bad Kenge is a lizard. It's true. [Ushari darts over to stand beside Cheezi and Chungu.] You need somebody rough, he knows what to do. [Ushari approaches Chungu.] But he don't take kindly to remarks on his size. [Cut to black. Ushari slithers in a circle on the black screen.] He'll zip up your lips [As Ushari slithers offscreen, the black screen changes to show Kenge smiling menacingly at the camera.] from the look in his eyes. [The camera zooms in on one of Kenge's pupils. It changes to a tree. A gazelle pokes its head out from behind the tree.] Big, [A cape buffalo pokes its head out from behind the tree.] bad [A zebra pokes its head out from behind the tree.] Kenge. [Cut to a close-up of Kenge, who opens his jaws menacingly.] He'll always cause a fright. [The gazelle, cape buffalo, and zebra duck back behind the tree. They run out from behind the tree in opposite directions.] Big, bad Kenge [Cut to the gazelle running, with Kenge chasing it, only his clawed feet in frame. The gazelle does an about-face.] will stop you with his bite. [Kenge's jaws close around the screen. Cut to Kenge's shadow crawling along the ground.] He's bigger than big. [The camera pans up to show Kenge's shadow crawling toward Pride Rock.] He's meaner than mean. He's the scariest lizard that you ever did see. [Kenge's shadow engulfs Pride Rock. The shadow morphs into Ushari.] Oh, big, bad Kenge. [Ushari ducks offscreen. Kenge jumps onscreen, spinning in a circle. He pauses and glowers at the camera.] He'll always cause a fright. [Kenge lunges at the camera, and his clamped jaws fill the screen. Fade to the rising sun. Two zebras pop into frame, back to back.] Big, [The zebras turn to face each other.] bad [The zebras duck offscreen.] Kenge [Cut to several animals running.] will stop you with his bite. [Cut to the animals running toward Kenge's giant jaws. The camera pans up to show the sun. Kenge's head rises into frame.] He's bigger than big. He's meaner than mean. [Kenge looks down.] He's the scariest lizard [Cut to the animals skidding to a halt in Kenge's shadow.] that you ever did see. [Cut to Kenge rising over Pride Rock.] Big, bad Kenge.
 	Kenge crushes Pride Rock with one foot. Dust obscures the screen. The dust clears to reveal Ushari in normal style.
Scar 	Ushari, tell your friend, Kenge, to pay a visit to the Lion Guard.
Ushari 	Certainly. [to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu] And hyenas? Whatever you do, don't call Kenge a "little lizard."
Janja 	[scoffing] Why's that?
Ushari 	You don't want to know.
 	Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu striding through the Pride Lands.
Chungu 	Gee, Janja. How big could this lizard be?
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu pause. Loud, pounding footsteps are heard. Cut to three hyraxes standing together. Kenge strides up a hill toward them, and they scatter.
Janja 	[haltingly] Okay. That lizard's definitely not little.
 	Kenge strides up to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.
Kenge 	*hisses* What did you call me?
Janja 	[stammering] Uh, a big lizard! You're a very big, big lizard!
Kenge 	That's right. And don't forget it.
 	Kenge turns and walks away.
Cheezi 	[stammering] I wouldn't want to be his enemy.
Chungu 	I don't even wanna be his friend!
 	Kenge stalks up to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.
Kenge 	Don't worry. We're not friends. *hisses* [Kenge turns and walk away.] Enough chit-chat! [Kenge pauses and looks back at Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.] Time to find the Lion Guard.
Janja 	Find 'em? How you gonna do that?
Kenge 	I'm going to let them find me!
 	Cut to the Lion Guard at the tikiti melon patch. Bunga holds a tikiti melon.
Bunga 	Kion, [Bunga absently tosses the tikiti melon back and forth. Fuli, who is standing on a rock, ducks to avoid being hit.] how much longer are we gonna stick around here? [Bunga tosses the tikiti melon, and Fuli ducks again.] You really think the hyenas'll come back knowin' we're around? [Bunga catches the tikiti melon and tosses it into the air.] Not too smart, if you ask me.
 	Fuli pulls the tikiti melon out of Bunga's arms.
Fuli 	Hyenas aren't smart. [Fuli kicks the tikiti melon offscreen.] Remember?
Bunga 	Yeah, yeah, [Bunga rolls his eyes.] I know.
Kion 	Fuli's right, Bunga. Janja might come back, and we can't risk losing these melons. Ono? Take another look?
Ono 	Affirmative! [Ono flies away. He begins to flap in place.] I don't see any hyenas. But... [Ono's vision flickers. Cut to his perspective. Kenge, obscured by dust, attacks several gazelles and zebras at the watering hole.] Hapana! Animals are being attacked at the watering hole!
Kion 	Attacked? By who?
 	Ono's vision flickers.
Ono 	I can't tell. [Cut to Ono's perspective. Kenge, obscured by dust, continues to attack several gazelles and zebras at the watering hole.] There's too much chaos! But whatever it is, [Ono flies up to Kion.] it's fast...and big!
Kion 	Then we've gotta stop it! Ono? Be sure to keep an eye on the melons too.
Ono 	Affirmative!
Kion 	Now, let's go. [Kion runs off.] 'Till the Pride Lands' end...
 	The rest of the Lion Guard follows Kion.
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, Kion, and Ono 	Lion Guard defend!
 	Cut to Kenge surrounded by zebras. He stalks toward one.
Kenge 	Come here, you! Hold still! [Kenge steps forward threateningly, and the zebra flees.] *snarls*
 	The zebras flee the watering hole.
Thurston 	*screams* Panic and run!
Zebras 	*bray*
Kenge 	*laughs* That's right! Run away from the big lizard! [Kenge turns and snaps his jaws at two gazelles.] *snarls*
Gazelles 	*whimper*
 	The gazelles flee the watering hole. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu watching from behind a rock. The gazelles run past them.
Cheezi and Chungu 	*laugh*
Kion 	[from offscreen] Lizard! Stop this attack! Now!
Janja 	Well, fun's over.
 	Cut to the Lion Guard running up to Kenge.
Kion 	I don't know who you are, [The Lion Guard halts.] but this is not how we do things in the Pride Lands!
Beshte 	Yeah! Around here, we respect the Circle of Life!
 	Kenge turns to face the Lion Guard.
Kenge 	You must be the Lion Guard.
Kion 	That's right. Protectors of the Pride Lands.
Kenge 	Yeah. They said you talked like that.
Bunga 	Then I bet you're not happy to see us!
Kenge 	Actually, I'm thrilled. [Kenge steps forward threateningly.] Bring it on.
Kion 	You asked for it.
 	Fuli stalks forward. Kenge lunges at her.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Fuli dodges.
Fuli 	Whoa!
 	Kenge lunges at Fuli again, and she flees.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Fuli 	*grunts*
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Kenge bites Fuli on the leg.
Fuli 	*grunts*
Kion 	*growls*
 	Kion jumps onto Kenge's back, and Kenge flips over.
Kenge 	*snarls* [Kion lands heavily on his stomach. Kenge approaches and bites him on the leg.] *snarls*
Kion 	Oh!
 	Beshte approaches Kenge, who whips his tail threateningly. Beshte tries to walk away, but Kenge bites him on the leg.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Beshte 	Owww!
 	Cut to Fuli collapsing, her back legs unmoving.
Fuli 	My legs!
 	Kion walks up to Fuli.
Kion 	What's going on? [Kion collapses, his back legs unmoving.] *grunts*
 	Cut to Bunga and Ono staring in shock.
Bunga 	Kion!
Ono 	What's wrong?
 	Cut to Beshte walking along, his ears flat to his head.
Beshte 	I don't feel so good. [Beshte collapses next to Fuli and Kion, his back legs unmoving.] *grunts*
 	Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu behind their rock.
Janja 	Ushari was right about Kenge. He's takin' 'em down!
Cheezi 	Yeah! *cackles* Down and out!
 	Kenge stalks toward Beshte, Fuli, and Kion. Bunga slides into Kenge's path.
Bunga 	Come on! [Bunga waggles his fists at Kenge.] I dare ya!
Kenge 	*laughs* Listen to the honey badger. He thinks he's brave enough to fight Kenge! Biggest lizard in the Outlands!
Bunga 	I don't just think it; [Bunga puts his hands on his hips and smiles cockily.] I know it!
Kenge 	Really? I smell fear.
Bunga 	I'll give ya something to smell!
 	Bunga turns and releases a green gas cloud in Kenge's face.
Kenge 	*coughs*
 	Kenge runs offscreen.
Bunga 	Yeah, that's right, ya lizard! Run!
 	Kenge runs past Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.
Kenge 	*gags*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu run after Kenge.
Chungu 	Hey, wait for us!
 	Cut to Bunga standing amidst the vestiges of his green gas cloud.
Bunga 	*inhales deeply* Smells like victory.
 	Ono flies up to Beshte, Fuli, and Kion.
Ono 	Are you guys okay?
Kion 	Yeah, but... [Kion attempts to stand, to no avail.] *grunts* My legs won't move!
 	Fuli attempts to stand, to no avail.
Fuli 	*grunts* Neither will mine.
Beshte 	I can't even feel them. They're just numb.
Ono 	Of course. Kenge must be a monitor lizard. I've never seen one until now!
Fuli 	What does that have to do with our legs being numb?
Ono 	A monitor lizard's bite contains venom which causes paralysis. Common knowledge, really.
Kion 	So, that's why our legs won't move?
Ono 	Yes, but don't worry. The venom will wear off, and your legs will go back to normal.
Fuli 	[with mock enthusiasm] Great! [in a deadpan] When?
Ono 	*gasps* I...have no idea.
Fuli 	Well, we can't just sit here! That lizard is roaming the Pride Lands!
Beshte 	He could bite someone else!
Kion 	Ono, get Rafiki. Maybe he has a remedy that can heal our legs faster.
Ono 	Affirmative!
 	Ono flies offscreen.
Bunga 	Don't worry. [Bunga punches and kicks at the air.] I'll stay here and protect ya in case that lizard comes back.
 	Bunga strides offscreen. Fuli rolls her eyes.
Fuli 	Ugh!
 	Fuli rests her head on her paws. Cut to Ono flying toward Rafiki's tree.
Ono 	Rafiki? Rafiki! Oh, please be home, please be home. [Ono pauses and flaps in place beside Rafiki's tree.] Rafiki?
 	Makini's head pops out, upside-down, from among the leaves.
Makini 	Oh, hi, Ono! Rafiki's gone for the day. [Makini hops onto a branch in front of Ono.] I'm watching his tree. Well, I'm not really watching it. I'm more like...
Ono 	A monitor lizard bit Kion, Fuli, and Beshte. Their legs won't move.
 	Ono lands on the branch next to Makini.
Makini 	Oh, no! If they can't move, then they can't protect the Pride Lands. And if they can't protect the Pride Lands, then the Pride Lands are unprotected, and...
Ono 	The venom will wear off. We were hoping Rafiki had a remedy to help them heal faster.
Makini 	Oh, I'm sure he does. Oh, but he's not here. Oh, but I'm here. And Rafiki's teaching me all about remedies. So, maybe I can help!
Ono 	But we were...
Makini 	Or, I mean, I can try to help. I've never actually made a remedy before. I've watched him do it, though.
Ono 	Thanks, Makini. [Ono takes to the air and flaps in place in front of Makini.] The Lion Guard has to stop that lizard before he bites someone else!
 	Cut to Bunga running around Fuli. She, Beshte, and Kion are still lying flat on their stomachs, back legs unmoving.
Bunga 	Who's the fastest now, Fuli? [Bunga nudges Fuli tauntingly.] Huh? Huh? [Bunga continues to run around Fuli.] Who's the fastest now?
 	Fuli catches Bunga by the scruff and lifts him into the air.
Fuli 	[muffled] Still me.
Bunga 	Yeah, okay. [Fuli sets Bunga down.] But I'm still the bravest!
Ono 	[from offscreen] Everyone! Everyone! [Ono flies up to Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, and Kion.] Rafiki's gone all day...
 	The camera zooms out to show Makini approaching the Lion Guard.
Makini 	But I'm here! And I'm gonna find a way to help your legs heal faster! Or... [stuttering] I'm gonna try.
Beshte 	Thanks, Makini!
Kion 	Yeah! We've gotta get back on our feet and catch that lizard!
Fuli 	We really need your help.
Bunga 	But no pressure.
Makini 	Okay, now. [Makini begins to pace.] Let's see. I remember Rafiki telling me something that can help heal. [Makini pauses.] I think it was ghanda root! Or the kioo stone. Or maybe kupona sap?
Ono 	[in an aside to the Lion Guard] She's still learning.
Makini 	*gasps* Oh! Oh, I know! Ponya flowers! I'm almost totally sure that's what Rafiki said can help!
Beshte 	Yeah!
Fuli 	Okay!
Kion 	Great!
Makini 	Oh. But I don't have any ponya flowers. Do you?
Fuli 	Uh, no.
Ono 	I can find the flowers, Makini. I am the keenest of sight.
Makini 	Oh, thank you, Ono! That would be great. Especially because I don't know what ponya flowers look like!
 	Ono flies away, then flaps in place.
Ono 	Well, they're bright red... [Ono's vision flickers.] Hmm. [Cut to Ono's perspective. His vision zooms in on a bush covered in ponya flowers.] And there's a big bush of them by Big Springs!
Janja 	[from offscreen] *cackles*
 	Ono turns around.
Ono 	Wait a tick. [Ono's vision flickers. Cut to his perspective. Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, and Kenge stalk into the tikiti melon patch.] *gasps* Hapana! [Ono flies back to the rest of the Lion Guard.] Everyone! Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu are heading back to the melon patch. And Kenge's with them!
Kion 	Hevi kabisa! The hyenas and the monitor lizard? They must be working together!
Beshte 	But why?
Kion 	Janja must have asked Kenge to bite us so we couldn't stop them from taking the melons.
Fuli 	[angrily] Wait 'till I get my legs back.
Makini 	And you will! As soon as I get the ponya flowers!
 	Makini runs offscreen, while Ono flies up to the rest of the Lion Guard.
Kion 	Bunga, [Ono lands in front of Kion.] Ono, you've gotta stop Kenge and the hyenas.
Bunga 	No problem, Kion. [Bunga punches a fist into his other hand.] They'll be sorry they ever left the Outlands.
Ono 	[stammering] But, you mean, just us?
 	Bunga puts an arm around Ono's shoulders.
Bunga 	Sure! We've got brains and bravery! What more do we need?
Ono 	Hmm. I guess there's no other choice. [in a monotone] 'Till the Pride Lands' end...
 	Bunga and Ono rush offscreen.
Bunga 	Lion Guard defend!
 	Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu rolling the tikiti melons into a pile in the midst of the clearing.
Janja 	Remember, this time, we gotta take all the melons. Then, the elephants won't have nothin' to drink when their watering holes go dry.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*cackle*
 	Janja looks over one shoulder.
Janja 	Hey, lizard! [Cut to Kenge standing with his back to the hyenas.] You wanna give us a little help here, or what?
 	Kenge rounds on Janja.
Kenge 	Little?! [Kenge takes a menacing step forward.] *snarls*
 	Janja cowers.
Janja 	*whimpers* Okay. How about some big help, then?
Kenge 	You think you're in charge here?
Janja 	Me? Uh, maybe. [Janja begins to back away. He stutters as he speaks.] But, uh, maybe not.
 	Cheezi sidles up to Janja.
Cheezi 	Janja, you say that all the time!
 	Chungu sidles up to Cheezi and Janja.
Chungu 	Yeah!
Cheezi and Chungu 	[bobbing their heads] "I'm in charge! I'm in charge!"
 	Kenge approaches Janja.
Kenge 	Maybe you're in charge of them. [Janja flattens his ears.] But you're not in charge of me! *hisses*
 	Janja flinches back.
Janja 	*whimpers*
Kenge 	Now, we start rolling!
 	Kenge stalks offscreen. Janja nods hurriedly.
Janja 	[nervously] Yeah, yeah.
Chungu 	[nervously] Okay!
Cheezi 	[chuckling, nervously] Sure!
 	Cut to Kenge walking through the grass.
Kenge 	My venom won't stall the Lion Guard forever. We'll need to get to the Outlands before they recover.
 	Cut to Kenge leading Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu out of the clearing. The hyenas are rolling the tikiti melons. Bunga climbs onto a rock in the foreground.
Bunga 	Too late for that, lizard. [Kenge, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu halt. Ono swoops down to join Bunga.] The Lion Guard's already here to stop you!
Janja 	What Lion Guard? Most of you ain't even here, thanks to Kenge. [Kenge eyes Janja.] Uh, the very big Kenge!
Kenge 	That's right. You two can't possibly stop us.
Bunga 	Oh, yeah? We'll see about that! [Bunga flips off the rock.] Zuka zama!
 	Bunga lands in front of Kenge.
Kenge 	[in an aside to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu] Hyenas, you take the melons. I deal with these two.
Janja 	Whatever you say, Kenge!
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu begin to roll the tikiti melons away.
Bunga 	You take the hyenas, Ono. I've got the lizard.
 	Ono salutes Bunga.
Ono 	Affirmative.
 	Bunga and Ono charge offscreen.
Bunga 	Zuka zama!
 	Kenge lunges at Ono as he flies by.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Bunga leaps at Kenge, and Ono flies on.
Bunga 	*exclaims*
 	Ono pauses and flaps in place.
Ono 	Whoa! That was close. Thanks, Bunga!
 	Ono flies away. Kenge stalks toward Bunga.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Bunga 	There's more where that came from!
 	Bunga punches a fist into his other hand. Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu rolling the tikiti melons away.
Ono 	Give up those melons, hyenas!
 	Ono darts past Cheezi and Chungu, who trip and fall forward. Their tikiti melons roll away.
Cheezi and Chungu 	*grunt*
 	The tikiti melons roll toward Janja, hitting him.
Janja 	*grunts* [Janja pauses.] Watch it, fur-brains! Don't lose the melons!
 	Cut to Kenge stalking toward Bunga.
Kenge 	I've had enough of you, honey badger.
Bunga 	[chuckling] Oh, yeah? [Bunga slides along Kenge's back and lands behind him.] Tell me about it!
 	Kenge looks over one shoulder at Bunga.
Kenge 	*snarls* [Bunga picks up a tikiti melon and charges at Kenge. As Kenge approaches Bunga, he shoves the tikiti melon into his mouth.] *groans*
Bunga 	No, no, really. Tell me about it. [Bunga puts a hand to his ear.] Speak up!
 	Cut to Ono darting past Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu.
Janja 	Beat it, bird! Scat! Shoo!
 	Cut to Bunga approaching a tikiti melon.
Bunga 	I got this, Ono!
 	Bunga twirls the tikiti melon on one finger. He rolls it at several other tikiti melons, which knock over the hyenas.
Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu 	*grunt*
Ono 	Ha! [Ono lands next to Bunga.] Nice shot, Bunga!
 	Kenge bites the tikiti melon in his mouth, breaking it, and charges forward.
Kenge 	*snarls* [Kenge lunges at Ono, who attempts to dodge. Bunga ducks out of Kenge's way.] *snarls*
Ono 	*shrieks* [Ono attempts to fly, but only one wing will move.] *grunts* Ah! My wing!
 	Kenge lunges at Bunga, who dodges.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Bunga 	*gasps* Ono!
 	Cut to Ono struggling to fly, while Kenge waits menacingly below him.
Ono 	*grunts* [Ono falls to the ground.] *whimpers*
 	Kenge approaches Ono.
Kenge 	*growls*
 	Bunga points at Kenge.
Bunga 	[angrily] Leave him alone! [Bunga walks toward Kenge.] You want another stink bomb?
Kenge 	What I want is [Kenge stalks toward Bunga.] you out of my way once and for all!
 	Kenge swings his tail at Bunga, who jumps over it.
Bunga 	Whoa!
 	As Bunga leaps through the air, Kenge bites his leg.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Bunga 	*yells* [Bunga lands next to Ono.] *grunts* [Bunga sits up, his legs unmoving, and points at Kenge.] You bit me!
Kenge 	Yeah... *spits* And you taste as bad as you smell.
Bunga 	Hey!
 	Kenge looks over one shoulder.
Kenge 	Let's go!
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu roll the tikiti melons past Bunga and Ono.
Janja 	*snickers* [Cut to Kenge walking alongside Janja.] Hey, nice one, Kenge! Now that ya took care of the Lion Guard, takin' melons is easy!
 	Kenge, Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu walk out of the clearing.
Kenge 	Yes, hyenas. That was the plan.
 	Cut to Bunga and Ono collapsed on the ground.
Bunga 	I can't believe that lizard bit us!
Ono 	Huh. Can you feel anything?
 	Bunga wiggles his toes.
Bunga 	Just my feet. [Bunga kicks his legs.] And my legs... Hey! [Bunga jumps to his feet.] I can feel everything! [Bunga does a flip.] Un-Bunga-lievable! I'm okay!
Ono 	Well, that makes one of us. I hope Makini found those ponya flowers.
 	Cut to Makini sprinkling ponya flowers on Fuli's head. A petal falls on Fuli's nose.
Fuli 	*sniffs* *sneezes* Ugh. Makini, are we supposed to smell the flowers?
 	Cut to Kion with ponya flowers on his head and back. He spits out a petal.
Kion 	*sputters* Eat them?
 	The camera pans left to show Beshte with ponya flowers on his head.
Beshte 	Or wear them?
Makini 	Yes! [after a beat] Actually, I'm not sure. But if we do all three, then something's bound to work!
Bunga 	[from offscreen] Well, I've got good news and bad news! [Cut to Bunga walking along, dragging Ono by one talon.] The good news is, I'm immune to monitor lizard venom!
 	Bunga pauses.
Ono 	Guess what the bad news is.
Kion 	The lizard bit you guys too?
Ono 	And now, I can't fly.
Beshte 	Well, I think these ponya flowers are starting to make our legs feel better. [One of Beshte's back legs twitches.] Right, guys?
Kion 	Uh, sure.
Fuli 	I guess...?
Makini 	Oh, good! [Makini approaches Ono, holding ponya flowers.] Here, Ono. [Makini puts the ponya flowers on Ono's head.] Wear this! [Makini holds a petal in front of Ono's beak.] Now, smell. [Makini opens Ono's beak and shoves the petal into his mouth.] And eat!
Ono 	Okay. *gulps* Hmm. Not bad.
Bunga 	Well, it's a good thing your legs are feelin' better, 'cause the hyenas [sheepishly] kinda got away.
Kion 	What? No!
Ono 	Unfortunately, yes. And they're taking all the melons to the Outlands!
Fuli 	What are we gonna do, Kion? We still can't walk!
Bunga 	Maybe you can't. [Bunga points at himself.] But I can! I'll just handle 'em alone... [cockily] honey badger style.
Beshte 	But there's too many of them, Little B. You're outnumbered!
Kion 	Makini, we need you to help Bunga save those melons.
Makini 	Me? But, oh, uh, I don't know.
Ono 	Without that water, the elephants won't survive the dry season.
Beshte 	It could change the Circle of Life forever!
Fuli 	We really need your help, Makini.
Makini 	I'll do everything I can.
Kion 	Thanks, Makini.
Bunga 	And don't worry. I'll be right there to protect ya.
Kion 	Ono, what path were the hyenas taking to the Outlands?
Ono 	They seemed to be heading toward Embamba Canyon.
Fuli 	That's a pretty narrow pass.
 	Kion thinks.
Kion 	Okay, you two. I have a plan.
Makini 	Oh, good. [meekly] I really hope it'll work.
Kion 	So do I.
 	Cut to a shot of the sun. The camera pans down to show Bunga and Makini approaching a rocky ledge.
Bunga 	Okay. [Cut to Kenge and the hyenas rolling the tikiti melons through Embamba Canyon, while Bunga and Makini watch from above.] There they are.
Makini 	We need to hurry, Bunga! They're almost to the Outlands!
Bunga 	Don't worry, Makini. [confidently] Just remember the plan.
Makini 	Right. *inhales deeply* Shwari. I can do this.
 	Cut to Kenge and the hyenas rolling the tikiti melons through Embamba Canyon.
Bunga 	[from offscreen] Zuka Zama! [Rocks clatter down the cliff walls, and Kenge and the hyenas pause.] I'm immune! [Cut to Bunga flipping from rock pillar to rock pillar, heading toward the floor of Embamba Canyon.] Zuka Zama! Zum, zum, zum!
 	Bunga pauses on a rock pillar and poses.
Kenge 	[furiously] The honey badger?!
Janja 	What's he doin' here?
Cheezi 	Yeah. I thought you bit him.
 	Cut to a close-up shot of Kenge. In the background, Makini climbs down a vine and jumps offscreen to the floor of Embamba Canyon.
Kenge 	I did!
 	In the background, Makini pokes her head out from behind a rock.
Bunga 	Hey, Kenge! [Bunga jumps to the floor of Embamba Canyon and waves at Kenge.] Yoo-hoo!
 	Kenge and the hyenas advance on Bunga.
Kenge 	*snarls* [As Kenge and the hyenas walk away, Makini pokes her head out from behind a rock that is near the tikiti melons. Cut to Kenge stalking toward Bunga, who is leaning casually against a rock.] What are you doing here, honey badger?
 	Bunga leans on Kenge's head.
Bunga 	Just wanted to let you know your bite's not workin' anymore. [Bunga shakes his rear in Kenge's face.] See? It hasn't stopped me! [Cut to Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu adopting frightened looks.] Guess that bite of yours ain't so bad after all!
Kenge 	[furiously] Oh, yeah?!
 	Bunga flinches away from Kenge.
Bunga 	*coughs* [Bunga swats the air in front of his nose.] Phew! But your breath... Now, that's bad! [Cut to Makini carefully gathering up some tikiti melons, while Bunga's voice is heard from offscreen.] Gotta tell ya, for someone who says they're a big, scary lizard, you're not that scary...or that big.
Cheezi 	[breathily] Uh-oh!
Kenge 	[emphatically] What did you just say?
Bunga 	Which part? The part where you're not scary or the part where you're not big?
 	Cut to Kenge with a furious expression on his face.
Kenge 	*growls*
 	Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu huddle together.
Cheezi 	Just don't call him "little," Bunga!
Bunga 	Oh! [mockingly] You don't like being called a "little lizard."
Kenge 	*growls* Stop saying that!
Bunga 	Saying what? [Bunga holds up a hand, as if measuring Kenge's height.] "Little lizard?" [Bunga cradles Kenge's face mockingly.] "Little lizard?" Oh, little lizard.
 	Kenge rears up on his hind legs.
Kenge 	[emphatically] I am not a little lizard!
Chungu 	Whoa. He's gonna get it now.
 	Bunga waves his hands dismissively.
Bunga 	Eh, I've seen bigger. Lots bigger!
 	Kenge lunges at Bunga.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Bunga flips out of the way.
Bunga 	*laughs*
 	Bunga runs offscreen, and Kenge chases him.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Bunga runs past the hyenas. Kenge chases him, bowling the hyenas over in the process.
Hyenas 	*yelp*
 	Kenge takes a snap at Bunga but misses.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Bunga pauses briefly, then keeps running.
Bunga 	How ya gonna bite me if you can't even catch me?
 	Kenge chases Bunga.
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Kenge takes a snap at Bunga, only to bite Cheezi's leg instead.
Cheezi 	Owww!
 	Kenge charges offscreen.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Cheezi 	[whining] What did I do? *groans*
 	Cheezi collapses. Bunga skids to a halt in front of Chungu.
Bunga 	What's the matter, little lizard? Can't tell a hyena from a [Bunga points at himself.] honey badger?
Kenge 	*snarls*
 	Kenge stalks toward Bunga. He lunges at Bunga, who jumps out of the way, and bites Chungu instead.
Chungu 	*yells* Gee, I guess he can't. [Chungu collapses, falling offscreen.] *grunts*
 	Bunga begins to run in circles around Janja. Kenge stalks toward them.
Kenge 	*snarls*
Janja 	[nervously] Hey, hey, hey! [Kenge follows Bunga in circles around Janja.] Leave me out of this!
Bunga 	See? I knew you couldn't catch me... [Janja bites Bunga's scruff from behind.] Huh? [Janja lifts Bunga by his scruff. Bunga begins to struggle.] *grunts* Don't make me use my stink on you, Janja!
 	Kenge approaches Bunga.
Kenge 	This time, I'm not just gonna bite you, little honey badger. I'm gonna eat you too! [Kenge advances on Bunga, opening his jaws wide.] *snarls*
 	A tikiti melon hits Kenge in the head, and he falls offscreen. Cut to Kenge's jaws fastened around Janja's leg.
Janja 	*gasps*
 	Bunga runs offscreen.
Bunga 	*laughs tauntingly*
 	Kenge releases Janja's leg.
Janja 	Oh, this ain't fair.
 	Janja collapses. Kenge looks around.
Kenge 	Who threw that melon? [Cut to Makini standing behind a rock, with a pile of tikiti melons behind her. She cowers behind her rock.] You!
Makini 	[nervously] Uh, [Makini steps out from behind the rock.] get away, lizard! [Makini throws her bakora staff at Kenge.] *grunts*
 	Kenge catches the bakora staff in his jaws and snaps it in half.
Kenge 	*grunts*
Makini 	*sighs* There goes another staff. [after a beat] Bunga, hurry!
 	Bunga runs up to Makini and cups his hands around his mouth.
Bunga 	Now, Kion! Now!
 	Cut to Kenge charging forward.
Kenge 	*hisses* [Kenge skids to a halt.] What?!
 	Cut to Beshte, Fuli, and Kion cresting a nearby ridge. Ono stands on Beshte's back.
Cheezi 	[from offscreen] The Lion Guard?
 	Cut to Cheezi and Chungu collapsed on the ground.
Chungu 	Uh, Janja? Ain't you gonna tell us to "run, fur-brains?"
 	The camera pans right to show Janja collapsed nearby.
Janja 	If we could, I would.
Kion 	Time to go home, Kenge! *roars*
 	Kion uses the Roar of the Elders. The hyenas are blown away.
Cheezi, Chungu, and Janja 	Whoa!
 	Kenge is blown away alongside the hyenas.
Kenge 	*screams*
 	The wind dies down. Bunga waggles a finger in the direction of Kenge and the hyenas.
Bunga 	And stay out!
 	Bunga wipes his paws off. Makini pumps a fist.
Makini 	Yeah!
 	Cut to Beshte, Fuli, Kion, and Ono on the ridge.
Beshte 	Poa! Kion, your roar blew them all the way back to the Outlands.
Kion 	Now, let's make sure the melons are safe.
 	Cut to Bunga sitting on top of the tikiti melons, cradling one in his arms. Makini rolls several more toward the pile. The rest of the Lion Guard approaches in the foreground. Bunga sets down his tikiti melon.
Bunga 	Kion, that was un-Bunga-lievable!
 	Makini approaches Beshte, Fuli, Kion, and Ono.
Makini 	Your legs are working again! The flowers helped!
Beshte 	They sure did, Makini.
Ono 	They healed us.
Fuli 	You healed us.
Makini 	Yay! [more seriously] I wish I knew how I did that.
Kion 	What about the melons? Bunga, are they okay?
Bunga 	Sure are!
 	Bunga steps aside and gestures to the pile of tikiti melons.
Ono 	Now, the elephants will have enough water to make it through the dry season.
Kion 	Come on, everyone. Let's get the melons back to the patch.
 	Cut to the Lion Guard and Makini carrying the tikiti melons through Embamba Canyon.
Bunga 	I sure am glad you all can move again. Taking on Kenge and the hyenas by myself is one thing, but movin' all these melons? That's hard work!
Beshte, Bunga, Fuli, Kion, Makini, and Ono	*laugh*
 	The credits roll.
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