| Jacob: |
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I’m
surprised to see you. Just in time for what I need you
to do, my good friend.
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| Ferl: |
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Do what
for you? I have some news to tell you.
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| Jacob: |
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Of
course. I need you to come with me, not too far, but to
a mountain where they have this great big honeycomb. I
need you to come to help me because the honeycomb is located
on a mountain and I need a mountain lion to get it for
me faster than I would get it. |
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| Ferl: |
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Honeycomb?
You want me to help you get a honeycomb for you? Look,
man, my family’s in danger and I need your help
right away.
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| Jacob: |
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What kind
of danger?
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| Ferl: |
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Does
it matter? |
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| Jacob: |
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(Aside)
Yeah, it matters when it comes down to my honeycomb. ‘Cause
that’s my dream to collect that honeycomb and it’s
my wish to get that gold honeycomb so I can become famous.
Everyone will notice me when I become famous. Ferl must
help me, before I help him first. Who knows what will
happen to the honeycomb if I don’t get there first.
That’s why I must get that honeycomb. (To Ferl)
I’ll help you – whatever it is, I’ll help
you, but you have to help me first. |
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| Ferl: |
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I can help
you get that honeycomb any day.
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| Jacob: |
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Any
day? There are bears that live around my honeycomb, and
if I don’t get there in time, they will steal it.
And if they steal it, I won’t be able to sell the
big honeycomb to help buy my gold honeycomb. So I can
have all the publicity to be the top bear. |
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| Ferl: |
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But
you cannot help me save my family any day, can you? The
only way that I’m going to stop them people from
hurting my family is to become human so that I can have
the ability to fight them off. |
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| Jacob: |
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What
people? |
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| Ferl: |
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POACHERS! |
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| Jacob: |
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(Aside)
There’s gotta be some kinda way that we can get that
honeycomb and save Ferl’s family from the poachers.
(To Ferl) How do you know they’re comin’? |
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| Ferl: |
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Their
scent – their scent is getting stronger. |
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| Jacob: |
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Do you think
they will be here before sundown?
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| Ferl: |
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Yes,
they probably will be here before sundown. Jacob, I feel
harrassed and enraged about me knowin’ that they
probably will be here before sundown. Just the fact of
knowing that my family is in danger within hours! |
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| Jacob: |
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Good!
Then we can get to the honeycomb in time to get back and
save your family. |
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| Ferl: |
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No! And
we’re not gonna have enough time to get the honeycomb.
We’re not going to find your stupid honeycomb.
I need to be human, Jacob, don’t you realize that?
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| Jacob: |
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Why do you
really have to be human to fight off poachers?
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| Ferl: |
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Because
I will have the same abilities as them to fight them
off. And they won’t kill me if I become human.
When I get to become human, my family will become human.
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| Jacob: |
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Hey man,
I talked to the chief of the Buku tribe, and he told
me a story about a magical chief who had powers and
he can do almost anything. And you know what? The chief
is ten minutes away from where my honeycomb is. But
we need to get my honeycomb first. That’s the first
priority if you want to become human in time.
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| Ferl: |
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You’re
a liar! Because if you were telling the truth, you would’ve
told me instead of keeping everything behind the bush.
I’m so pissed off at you. I don’t know what
to do Jacob. What is this comin’ to between our friendship
and everything we stand for? |
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| Jacob: |
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You
know what, man? We always been friends and why would I
want to lie to you about something that has to do with
your family being in danger? And if I would’ve told
you before, do you think you would’ve wanted to help
me get my honeycomb? Or would you have argued me down
about saving your family? Really, you tell me – what
is this coming to? |
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| Ferl: |
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You
know what? You owe me this. For all the years we been
friends and this is how you act? Towards greed and fame?
What kind of friend is you?
(FERL pounces on top of Jacob, and then Jacob with
his strong bear claws scratches deeply into Ferl’s
chest. And they’re biting and scratching and biting
and scratching and then all of a sudden there is a huge
gunshot. Suddenly, Jacob and Ferl stops fighting. And
then all of a sudden, Jacob falls to the ground because
he’s been shot by the poachers. Ferl turns and looks
at Jacob.) |
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| Jacob: |
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You know
what, friend? I apologize for not telling you ahead
of time about the chief. And I really care about you
saving your family. But you don’t know how it felt
to be the average bear and not to be famous. If this
is the price for greed and fame – I deserve it.
I don’t think you have to become human to fight
of the poachers. You have the ability to do anything
you want, Ferl. From your best friend Jacob.
(JACOB
dies)
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| Ferl: |
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(To
JACOB) It’s all my fault! We shouldn’t have
fought. It’s all my fault! What have I done? I shouldn’t
have pounced at him. I feel heartbroken. I feel ashamed.
I feel confused because all of this is coming down on
me. My family, my friend, me. I’m sick of this. I’m
sick and tired of this. Of running, of being afraid, of
being scared. Maybe I do have the ability to fight them
off myself.
(Another gunshot goes off – FERL dashes away quickly
and then he strikes for the first poacher he sees with
a gun in their hand. And then he attacks in rage, fear
and love. And he attacks another poacher, but this poacher
is kind of different. He is a boy, very young and scared.
And FERL lets out a big roar to show his strength and
the boy runs away into the forest as fast as he can. FERL
turns to the first poacher he attacked, but he wasn’t
so lucky. And suddenly, FERL sees another bear, a big
brown bear and it kind of reminds him of Jacob. And the
bear comes and picks up Jacob and walks away). |
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| Ferl: |
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Who
was that? Was that Jacob’s brother? He told me he
had a brother, but I’ve never seen him.
(Then FERL runs into the forest back home ‘cause
he is traumatized of everything that happened that day.) |
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| Ferl: |
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Man,
that wasn’t no ordinary day. I wish that day would’ve
never happened because it was nothing but heartbreak for
me. And this day will stay in my memory forever. |
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The
End. |
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