The Underground Adventure/Transccript

TIIFU: Lion Guard!

ZURI: Lion Guard!

TIIFU/ZURI: Help! Help!

BESHTE: That's Tiifu and Zuri.

KION: Sounds like they're in trouble. Ono? See anything?

ONO: Negative. The calls are coming from inside Pride Rock.

KION: Let's check it out. Come on.

(TIIFU AND ZURI WAILING)

KION: Tiifu, Zuri. What's wrong?

ZURI: What's wrong? Look at us.

TIIFU: Our fur won't lay straight. It's too hot and dry around here.

ONO: Well, it is the dry season.

ZURI: But it's not just our fur. Our paws are cracked, our noses are scaly. We look horrible.

FULI: Seriously?

KIARA: Oh, no. I told you two not to call the Lion Guard for this.

ZURI: But, Kiara...

NALA: Ladies. The Guard is only for real emergencies. Not fur emergencies. Understand?

ZURI: Sorry.

TIIFU: Yes, Your Majesty.

BESHTE: Maybe you should try the warm mud pots at the edge of the Pride Lands Us hippos love 'em when the weather's too dry.

ONO: Mud can be very moisturizing.

ZURI: That's perfect. We'll go to the mud pots.

TIIFU: You have to come, too, Kiara. We never see you anymore.

ZURI: Yeah. You're always so busy with boring Royal Family stuff.

NALA: "Boring Royal Family stuff"?

KIARA: Like helping the Pride Landers deal with the threat of Scar?

TIIFU: Exactly.

ZURI: And it'd be good for you, Kiara. I didn't want to say it, but you're looking a little frizzy yourself.

KIARA: Mom?

NALA: The edge of the Pride Lands isn't as safe as it used to be. But if you had an escort from the Lion Guard...

BUNGA: I'd be happy to take Kiara to the mud pots. No one'll keep her safer than me.

NALA: I was thinking more about Kion.

BUNGA: Kion can come too. That'll make if more fun.

KION: We wouldn't be going to have fun, Bunga. But you'd definitely be safer with two Lion Guard members. I'll go.

KIARA: Thanks, Kion.

TIIFU/ZURI: Girls' Day Away. Girls' Day Away.

KION: Fuli, Beshte, Ono keep up the daily patrol. Looks like Bunga and I are going on a Girls' Day Away.

FULI: Better you than me

BUNGA: ZukaZama!

ZURI: Ew! Don't get us muddy.

BUNGA: Why not? I thought you wanted to get muddy.

TIIFU: Not like that. We came to relax in the mud, not splash around.

BUNGA: But splashing's more fun. Look.

KION: Bunga come on. We're not here to have fun. We're here to keep watch.

BUNGA: Okay, I'll keep watch. (GASPS) Is that Scar?

KION: Where?

BUNGA: Gotcha!

KION: Oh it's on!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

TIIFU: Why do boys like to be so messy?

KIARA: Messy can be fun.

ZURI: Mmm, I don't think so. Relaxing and pampering ourselves is fun. Come on, Kiara. You'll see.

KION: (Giggles)

BUNGA: Yeah.

(EXHALES)

KION: Whoa!

ALL: (GASPS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

BUNGA: (SCREAMS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

MUHANGUS: Hey Hey Hey!

Keep it down out here.

Some of us are trying to sleep.

KION: Sorry, Muhangus.

KIARA: We didn't know you were here.

MUHANGUS: Course not.  'Cause why would an aardvark be anywhere near an aardvark hole?

BUNGA: (WHISPERS) Gotcha.

KION: (WHISPERS) Gotcha back.

KIARA: I think I'll stick with you two. Quieter fun.

(KION AND BUNGA LAUGHING)

SCAR: Kion and his sister?

NJANO: At the edge of the Pride Lands.

SHUPAVU: And they're surrounded by dry plants and grass.

One spark is all it would take to send the whole place up in flames.

NJANO: And half the Royal Family with it.

SCAR: (LAUGHS) Then why stop at a single spark?

Njano, fetch me a vulture.

NJANO: You got it, Scar.

SHUPAVU: A vulture?

SCAR: Yes. We're going to deliver Kion and his companions a little gift... Of... Fire.

TIFFU: Mmm... This feels great.

KIARA: So relaxing.

ZURI: It is nice.

BUNGA: Yeah. It really is. Sure you don't wanna try this, Kion? It's un-Bunga-lievable.

(WIND BLOWING)

KION: Do you hear that?

BUNGA: Nope. I don't hear anything.

KION: I think we should go.

ZURI: But we can't leave until the mud masks dry properly. Spa rule.

BUNGA: Spa rule, Kion. Nothin' we can do.

KION: Something's not right, Bunga.

BUNGA: Ah, you worry too much.

KION: Fire!

(ALL GASPING)

KION: We have to get out of here. Come on. Move away! Get back. Hurry!

TIIFU: What do we do? We're surrounded.

KION: Bunga. Fire break.

BUNGA: Got it.

KION: Kiara, Tiifu, Zuri. Take cover in the mud.

KIARA: No way. I'm helping you with the fire break.

KION: Okay. But Tiifu and Zuri, the mud pots. Let's go.

TIIFU: (SNIFFING) Huh. My fur smells like smoke.

ZURI: Tiifu? That's not your fur.

TIIFU/ZURI: Kiara!

KIARA: Kion. Bunga. We're too late. Embers have already jumped the fire break.

KION: Muhangus' burrow. Quick. Everyone into the aardvark hole.

Tiifu: But it's dark down there.

ZURI: And dirty.

BUNGA: You were just sitting in mud.

ZURI: Oh, yeah.

TIIFU: Do I have to?

KION: Tiifu! Kiara! Move! Now!

KIARA: Tiifu, I'll be right behind you.

TIIFU: Okay.

KION: Everyone okay?

BUNGA: Yep.

ZURI: Yeah.

KIARA: I guess so. Tiifu? Are you okay?

TIIFU: Mmm-hmm.

KION: We got lucky. We can stay right here and wait out the fire.

KIARA: How long will that take?

KION: I don't know. All day, maybe.

TIIFU: All day?

BUNGA: Don't worry, Tiifu. It'll be fun.

TIIFU: Fun?

BUNGA: Yeah. All of us in this dark little space. Deep, deep underground.

TIIFU: (GASPS)

KIARA: Bunga...

BUNGA: We might even get to spend the whole night down here.

TIIFU: No! I can't be here all night.

KION: Tiifu, stop! You can't go back up there. The fire's still burning.

TIIFU: But I have to get out. Now!

Whoa!

KIARA: Tiifu.

KION: Kiara! Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa.

BUNGA: Look out!

KION: Kiara? Tiifu?

KIARA: (GRUNTING)

KION: Are you okay?

KIARA: We're fine. Tiifu, what happened? Kion said we were safe. Why did you run?

TIIFU: I'm sorry. It's just... I'm afraid of the dark.

ZURI: Well, now with all the extra dirt in here, it's even darker.

KIARA: Zuri. I'm sorry, Tiifu. I had no idea. You don't seem scared of the dark at home.

TIIFU: That's different. I can see stars or the moon there. But here... It's so dark. Anything could be hiding in the shadows. Anything.

BUNGA: Oh, yeah. Like a big, scary beast with big pointy claws and razor-sharp teeth.

TIIFU: Yes!

KIARA: Bunga.

KION: It's okay to be afraid, Tiifu. We understand.

ZURI: Yeah. But maybe you could have just told us instead of blocking our only way out.

TIIFU: (GASPS) So we're stuck down here?

KION: Don't worry. We'll find another way out. We just need to figure out which one of these tunnels to try.

ZURI: The one with the least dirt.

TIIFU: The one with the most light.

KIARA: Tiifu, it's probably gonna get darker before it gets lighter.

TIIFU: It... It is?

KION: But we'll be right there with you. And we won't let anything happen to you. Okay?

TIIFU: Oh... Okay.

KION: Let's try this one.

(TRIBAL MUSIC PLAYING)

ZURI: Tiifu, I know you're scared. But you're too close. You're frizzing my fur again.

TIIFU: Sorry. I just feel better knowing you're right there.

KIARA: We are. And we'll stay right here.

BUNGA: 'Course we will. It's not like that big scary beast'll jump out of the dark and drag us all away.

KIARA: Bunga!

KUCHIMBA: (LOUD ANGRY SQUEAL)

(TIIFU SCREAMING)

ZURI: What was that?

KION: I don't know.

But it sounds like it came from that hole.

KUCHIMBA: (LOUD ANGRY SQUEAL)

TIIFU: (GASPS) The big, scary... Beast!

KUCHIMBA: (ANGRY SQUEAL)

(ALL SCREAMING)

KUCHIMBA: Get out of my home.

KION: Come on, stop. (LAUGHS) That tickles. I'm gonna... I'm gonna... (SNEEZES)

TIIFU: No!

BUNGA: Gotcha.

KUCHIMBA: Oh, yeah?

BUNGA: Says you. You're not very friendly, are you?

KUCHIMBA: Not to trespassers I'm not. Let me go and I'll show you what "not friendly" feels like.

ZURI: It's adorable.

TIIFU: I think he's mean. Scaring us when all we want to do is go home.

KUCHIMBA: Wait. You mean you're not after my tunnels?

TIFFU: No.

KUCHIMBA: Oh. I guess I jumped too soon. Um, could you put me down now?

BUNGA: Okay. Sure, little mole guy.

KUCHIMBA: The name's Kuchimba. Sorry about before. We golden moles are... A little territorial.

KION: But I thought these were all aardvark tunnels.

KUCHIMBA: Spoken like a true surface crawler. All sorts of animals live down here. And some of 'em are tunnel thieves. But you're not. So... Why don't I make up for my unwarranted hostility, and help you get home?

TIIFU: You can get us back to Pride Rock?

ZURI: How can he get us anywhere? I don't think he has eyes.

KUCHIMBA: I don't. But I do have ears, so I heard that. I can also smell and feel all the vibrations in the ground. That's how I find my way around in the dark.

TIIFU: Are you always in the dark?

KUCHIMBA: Sure. It's my home.

KION: So those vibrations you feel. Is that how you'll get us out of here?

KUCHIMBA: That's right. Just follow me and I'll take you right where you need to go.

TIIFU: Kuchimba, don't you get scared being down here? In the dark.

KUCHIMBA: Why would I? There's nothing scary about being in the dark.

TIIFU: Really? I keep thinking I hear things. And see things.

KUCHIMBA: That's just your imagination.

TIIFU: Really?

KUCHIMBA: Sure.

Take it from me.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

KUCHIMBA: *♪ Now I've been* *a tunnel dweller*

*♪ Just like any other fella*

*♪ Down here all of my days*

*♪ Don't matter if you're* *stuck right*

*♪ 'Cause I don't even* *need the light*

*♪ I can find my own way*

*♪ You got nothin' to fear* *down here, down here*

*♪ 'Cause none of your fears* *are here, down here*

*♪ Though it might appear* *your fears are sincere*

*♪ You got nothin' to fear* *down here, down here*

*♪ Even though I cannot see*

*♪ Gotta put your trust in me*

*♪ 'Cause there's* *no need for a fright*

*♪ Close your eyes* *and you might find*

*♪ Not that scary in your mind*

*♪ It's no different* *than the light*

*♪ You got nothin' to fear* *down here, down here*

*♪ 'Cause none of your fears* *are here, down here*

*♪ Though it might appear* *your fears are sincere*

*♪ You got nothin' to fear* *down here, down here*

*♪ You got nothin' to fear* *down here, down here*

Just head around the corner, take the main tunnel.

You'll come out right by Pride Rock.

KION: Thanks, Kuchimba.

BUNGA: See ya next time we're underground.

TIIFU: Are you sure you can't come the rest of the way with us, Kuchimba?

KUCHIMBA: I have to stay and protect my tunnels. But remember what I said.

TIIFU AND KUCHIMBA: Nothin' to fear down here.

KUCHIMBA: Right. You'll do great. I know it. So long, Tiifu.

KION: Kuchimba. Wait! Kuchimba! Kuchimba!

KIARA: Kion? What's wrong?

KION: We have a problem.

KIARA: Oh. Which one's the main one?

KION: I don't know.

TIIFU: I wish Kuchimba was still here.

KIARA: We'll be fine. Remember? Nothin' to fear down here.

(GALLOPING IN THE DISTANCE)

ZURI: (GASPS) What's that?

KION: Hoof steps. Maybe we're getting close to the surface.

BUNGA: Sounds like they're coming from that one.

TIIFU: What are we waiting for? Let's go.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

BUNGA: What? It's you?

THURSTON: Is it? Oh, yes. It is me.

KION: How'd you get here?

THURSTON: Good question. I wish I knew.

KION: Does that tunnel lead to the surface?

THURSTON: The surface of what?

BUNGA: That's gotta be the way he came in. Let's go.*Zuka Zama!*

ZURI: Bunga. Wait for us.

KION: Come on. We'll help you get back to the Pride Lands too.

THURSTON: Oh, goody. So, where are we now?

TIIFU: Nothin' to fear down here. Nothin' to fear down here. If the zebra came in this way, shouldn't we be out by now?

KIARA: Relax, Tiifu. I'm sure it won't be much longer.

BUNGA: Uh...

KIARA: (SIGHS) Great.

TIIFU: Now where do we go?

KION: Any chance you remember which one of those tunnels you came down?

THURSTON: Well, of course. It was that one. Hmm. (STRUGGLING) This didn't happen last time.

ZURI: That zebra has no idea where he's going.

KIARA: He doesn't even know where he's been.

TIIFU: Kion. We gotta get out of here.

KION: Of course. Muhangus.

BUNGA: Huh?

KIARA: What about him?

KION: We came in through his den. He's got to be down here somewhere. If we can find him, he can lead us out. Ready for some tracking?

KIARA: When am I not?

(BOTH SNIFFING)

BUNGA: That can't be comfortable. How about I get you unstuck?

THURSTON: Someone's stuck? How dreadful.

BUNGA: Not for long.

KIARA: Kion. I've got it.

(BOTH SNIFFING)

KION: I smell it too. It's faint, but it's there. Let's go.

KIARA: Tiifu, Zuri, come on.

BUNGA: (STRUGGLES) We're coming... Too.

THURSTON: Oh. That feels so much better.

BUNGA: Come on.

KIARA: We did it.

We found Muhangus.

BUNGA: Um, looks like a wall to me.

KION: And Muhangus is somewhere on the other side. We just have to dig our way to him.

BUNGA: Ah-ha. Sounds like a job for a honey badger. Here we go.

TIIFU: No! You and Kion can't go.

KIARA: Tiifu, they have to go. That's how they'll get us home.

TIIFU: But what if something happens and they don't come back? We'd be stuck here forever.

KION: Tiifu. I promise that won't happen. We'll be back.

ZURI: And in the meantime, you'll have your best friends right by your side.

THURSTON: Oh, yes. We'll be right by your side.

MUHANGUS: (SNORING)

BUNGA: Ah-ha! One aardvark, straight ahead. Nice place.

KION: Muhangus? Muhangus?

BUNGA: Nah, I got this. Wake up!

MUHANGUS: (GASPING) You again? What is it with you two? You got something against aardvarks getting some sleep?

KION: No. Not at all. We're sorry. It's just, we got lost down here with our friends. We were hoping you could help.

MUHANGUS: (SCOFFS) Maybe after I'm done sleeping.

BUNGA: Okay. If that's the way you want it. Scoot over.

MUHANGUS: Hey. What are you doing?

BUNGA: If you can't get us out, we'll just move in here. We'll be den-mates. (SNORING)

MUANGUS: Hey, get out of here.

BUNGA: Shh. After I'm done sleeping. (SNORING)

MUHANGUS: All right. All right. If it means gettin' rid of you, I'll help you.

TIIFU: Shouldn't Kion and Bunga be back by now?

BUNGA: I don't know. Should we?

TIIFU: You found him.

KION: Yep. And he's gonna help us get out of here.

MUHANGUS: Only because the honey badger annoyed me into it.

BUNGA: I can be really annoying when I put my mind to it.

MUHANGUS: Oh, you got that right.

ZURI: Does Muhangus even know where he's going? We've been walking forever.

TIIFU: I know. I just want to be home.

KION: Then I think you'll like what's up ahead. Look.

TIIFU: (GASPS) I see daylight. We made it. Sorry. Gotta run.

MUHANGUS: Hey!

THURSTON: How rude. Where is she running to? We were all having such a lovely time.

BUNGA: Nah, she's just afraid of the dark. She didn't like being trapped down here.

THURSTON: Trapped? All this time we've been trapped? In the dark?

KIARA: Uh-oh.

KION: It's okay. You don't have to...

THURSTON: Panic and run. Panic and run!

MUHANGUS: Stop it. Stop it! The tunnel will collapse!

THURSTON: Panic and run.

MUHANGUS: Every animal for himself!

(BOTH SCREAMING)

THURSTON: Panic and run! Panic and run!

KION: You don't have to panic.

THURSTON: I do! We're trapped and it's dark! Panic and run. Panic and run.

TIIFU: Wait. Stop.

THURSTON: Panic and run!

BOTH: Tiifu?

KIARA: Get out of his way. You'll get hurt.

TIIFU: It's okay. I can help. I know what he needs to hear. It's okay to be scared. It's scary in the dark.

THURSTON: (STAMMERS) Yes. It is scary in the dark.

TIIFU: I know. 'Cause I was scared too. And I panicked so much, I made a tunnel cave in.

THURSTON: You did?

TIIFU: Yeah. But someone taught me that the dark only seems scary because we imagine scary things in it.

THURSTON: I do imagine scary things in the dark. Lots of scary things.

TIIFU: Me too. But they're not real. You just need to remember... "There's nothing to fear down here."

THURSTON: "There's nothing to fear down here."

TIIFU: Right. And you know what else helped me?

TIFU: My friends stuck with me.

TIIFU: Just like I'm going to stick with you.

THURSTON: Because we're friends?

TIIFU: Exactly.

THURSTON: Best friends?

TIIFU: Sure. Best friends. Now let's go home. Together.

ZURI: Wow. I thought I was her best friend.

TIIFU: See? We did it. We're home.

THURSTON: And I've got a new best friend. Wait till I tell the herd.

KIARA: You were amazing, Tiifu.

KION: Definitely. You saved the day.

TIIFU: I just knew how the zebra felt. But, it's funny. When I was helping him? I wasn't scared at all.

ONO: Kion! Bunga! There you are! We just put out the fire by the mud pots.

BESHTE: We were so worried when we didn't see you guys. Are you okay?

KION: We're fine.

FULI: But the fire was huge. How did you get away?

KION: It's kind of a long story.

BUNGA: Yeah. With a mole, an aardvark and a zebra in it.

FULI: You mean that zebra?

THURSTON: Ooh. I wonder what's in here?

THURSTON: Help! Help! It's dark and I'm trapped!

TIIFU: It's okay. I've got this. Don't panic, zebra. Your best friend's coming to get you. There's nothing to fear down here.