The Irelanders' Adventures of A Bug's Life/Transcript

This is the script for The Irelanders' Adventures of A Bug's Life.

[The film begins with the intro then shows a nice sunny blue sky. A bird flew by then a leaf lands in a pool of water, causing it to ripple. The camera pans up to a dried up riverbed and towards an island with a tree in the center. The title "The Irelanders' Adventures of A Bug's Life" appears then vanishes as the camera zooms in on the plants. An ant climbs one of the plants and pick a grain from one of it's leafs before dropping it to the ground. More ants do the same, dropping the grains to waiting ants below. One ant, however, is so busy chatter to another ant that he notices the load of berries being dropped toward him too late and it falls right on top of him, rendering him unable to see. He stumbles along as the rest of the ants walk along in a line toward a colony of ants going about their business. They're heading to a large pile of food on a leaf on top of a bunch of rocks. They climb up to it on a blade of grass creating a bridge and dump the food on the leaf one by one before going down the other side and going into an ant hill. Then a leaf falls off the tree. An ant looks up to see it falling toward him]

Ant: (gasps) No, no, no, no. Oh, no! Oh, no!

[The leaf lands in front of him]

Ant: I'm lost! Where's the line? It just went away.

Ant 2: No, no! What do I do?! What do I do?!

Ant 3: Help!

Ant 4: We'll be stuck here forever.

Mr Soil: Do not panic! Do not panic! We are trained professionals! Now stay calm! We are going around the leaf.

Ant: A-around the leaf? (stammers) I don't think we can do that.

Mr. Soil: Oh, nonsense. This is nothing compared to the twig of '93. (as he leads them around the leaf) That's it. That's it. Good. You're doing great. There you go. There you go. Watch my eyes. Don't look away. And here's the line again.

Ant: (laughs) Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Soil.

Mr. Soil: (laughs) Good job, everybody!

Dr Flora: Oh, my. There's quite a gap, Mr. Soil. Shouldn't we tell the queen?

Mr. Soil: I don't think we need to involve the queen in this. She's got enough on her plate already. Training her daughter?

Dr. Flora: Oh, yes. Princess Atta. The poor dear.

[The scene changes to the Irelanders arriving at Ant Island]

Chris Kratt: Here we are, guys. Ant Island.

Connor Lacey: I remember you saying it's called that cause it's populated by ants.

Martin Kratt: Yep. And in order teach you how they go about their day and find out what their creature power is, we're gonna use the Miniaturizer to shrink down to their size.

Twilight Sparkle: We would love to learn about ants.

Fluttershy: Yes, especially since I have a few ants at my cottage.

Lightning McQueen: Hopefully this small adventure will be more calmer after our last one when we help Basil stop Ratigan from usurping the mouse queen in London.

Dusty Crophopper: Yeah. That one got a little out of hand.

Melody: Tell me about it. Ratigan nearly got us killed.

The Mask: Yeah. But still, everything turned out okay in the end nonetheless.

Violet Parr: Yeah, that adventure had it's ups and downs but we got there in the end.

Mewtwo: Yes and now we can go on this adventure about ants.

Aviva Corcovado: So what are we waiting for? Let's do it!

[She gets out the Miniaturizer]

Irelanders: Miniaturize!

[The Miniaturizer zaps them and they shrink to the size of ants]

Will Vandom: Wow. We're ant-size.

Ant Man: Good thing I already shrank down then.

Buzzie: Then let's get going.

Connor Lacey: This way.

[They head into the blades of grass and find the ants hard at work]

Ant: Hey, who are those guys?

Ant 2: Wait, are those humans?

Ant 3: I've never seen a real human up close.

Koki: Whoa. These ants can talk. That's new.

Jiminy Cricket: Yeah, but why are they looking at us like that?

Pinkie Pie: Maybe because they've never seen us before, silly. And before you ask, just a hunch.

Bob Parr/Mr Incredible: Well, that's understandable.

Connor Lacey: It's okay, folks. We're new here.

The Mask: Yeah. We won't harm you all.

Spike: We're just here to learn how you stroll through your lives.

Maisie Lockwood: Yeah. How did we get small? Long story.

Ant 4: I see. We might as well take you for a audience with the queen.

Chug: Ooh, you hear that, Dottie? We're like VIPs.

Dottie: Yes, yes, Chug, but an audience with the queen means we're going to meet her.

Mater: Yep. And after meeting my world's Queen, I can't wait to meet this one.

Twilight Sparkle: And if I'm not mistaken, she must have daughters too.

Connor Lacey: Yeah. Let's go meet em.

[Meanwhile, ants are shading Princess Atta and her mother]

Princess Atta: Oh, wind's died down. They'll be here soon.

Queen: Just be confident, dear. You'll be fine.

Princess Atta: Aah! There's a gap! There's a gap in the line! What are we gonna do?!

Thorny: It's okay, your highness. Gaps happen. We just lost a few inches, that's all.

Princess Atta: Oh, right.

[As Thorny continues to count, Atta hovers over him]

Thorny: Your highness, I can't count when you hover like that.

Atta: Oh, (stops) I'm sorry. I'm sorry. (chuckles) Go ahead.

Queen: Guys, go shade someone else for a while. Okay, Atta, now what do we do?

Atta: Uh... Ooh, don't tell me. I know it! I know it! What is it?!

Queen: We relax.

Atta: (chuckles) Right.

Queen: Oh, it'll be fine. It's the same year after year. They come, they eat, they leave. That's our lot in life. It's not a lot but it's our life. (laughs, to her aphid, Aphi) Isn't that right, Aphi? Oh, you're such a cute little aphid.

[Suddenly, Aphi jumps to the side to avoid falling into a hole in the ground, which two little boy ants climb out of]

Kid Ant 1: Ditch Dot!

Kid Ant 2: Yeah, yeah!

Dot: Hey! Come back here!

[She tries to fly but fails]

Dot: (groans)

Queen: Dot!

Dot: Yes, mother?

Queen: What did I tell you about trying to fly?

Dot: Not until my wings grow in.

Queen: Right.

Dot: But Mom.....

Atta: Dot, you're a young queen ant and your wings are too little to be...

Dot: I was talking to mother. You're not the queen yet, Atta.

Queen: Now, Dot, be nice to your sister.

Dot: It's not my fault she's so stressed out.

Atta: Ugh, I know! I know! Ugh, I'm always acting like the sky is falling.

Connor Lacey: Uh, excuse me?

Atta: Huh?

[The Queen, Dot and Atta see the Irelanders approach]

Queen: Why hello there.

Chris Kratt: Hello, Your Majesty. It is an honor to make your acquaintance.

Connor Lacey: We are here to see how you and your subjects handle everyday life. We're the Irelanders.

Dot: It's nice to meet you. My name's Dot.

Atta: I'm Atta. And I gotta admit, I've never seen creatures like you before.

Melody: Well, we're humans, cars, planes, other animals and other beings.

Flaps: Yep. But don't worry, we won't hurt ya.

Queen: Well, in that case, you guys are welcome to learn as much as about us as you like.

Cornelia: Thanks very much, your highness.

Pinkie: (twitches)

Jimmy Z: What's your Pinkie Sense telling you, Pinkie?

Pinkie: Something big is headed this way!

Ant: Look out!

[A grain stalk falls from above and lands on Atta]

Atta: Aah!

Queen: Atta!

Thorny: Princess Atta!

Dr Flora: Princess Atta! Princess Atta!

[Nearby, a blue ant named Flik is using a harvester to cut down a grain stalk. The kernels falls into the carrier at the back and Flik uses a catapult to launch the stalk into the air. Again, it lands on Atta]

Atta: Oh!

Dr Flora: Hey! Stop that!

Mr. Soil: What do you think you're doing?!

Dr Flora: You could've killed somebody over here!

Flik: (gasps) I'm sorry!

Thorny: Oh, it's Flik.

Cornelius: Oh...

Flik: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry! Please forgive me. I'm sorry!

[Flik sees Atta as she gets up coughing]

Atta: (coughs)

Flik: (screams) Princess Atta!

Atta: Flik, what are you doing?

Flik: Oh, this! This is my new idea for harvesting grain. No more picking individual kernels. You cut down the entire stalk!

Atta: Flik, we don't have time for this.

Flik: Exactly! We never have time to collect food for ourselves. We spend all summer harvesting for the offering. But my invention will speed up production.

Atta: Oh, another invention?

Flik: Yeah, and I've got something for you too. Since you're gonna be queen soon, you could use this to oversee production. Dr. Flora, if I may.

Thorny: What?

Atta: This is all very nice, but--

Flik: Just an ordinary blade of grass and a bead of dew, right?

Atta: Flik, please.

Flik: Wrong! It is, in fact, a telescope.

Dot, Queen and Irelanders: (laughing)

Atta: It's very clever, Flik, but--

Flik: Hello, Princess! Aren't you looking lovely this morning! Not that you would need a telescope to see that.

Thorny: Alright! Listen! The princess doesn't have time for this! You wanna help us fill this thing? Then get rid of that machine, get back in line and pick grain like everybody else!

Cornelius: Like everybody else!

Atta: Please, Flik. Just go.

Flik: I'm sorry, I was really just trying--trying to help.

[Flik heads off sadly. Dot and the Irelanders watch]

Cornelius: Harvester. Why, we harvested the same way ever since I was a pupa.

Atta: (sighs) Where were we?

Mr Soil: The food pile, Your Highness.

Atta: Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[Dot and the Irelanders head after Flik]

Dot: Hey, Flik! Flik, wait up!

Flik: Oh, hello, princess. New guys.

Connor Lacey: You can call us the Irelanders. I'm Connor Lacey, it's leader.

Dot: And you can call me Dot. (holding his telescope up to him) Here. You forgot this.

Flik: Thanks, you can keep it. I can make another one.

Dot: We like your inventions.

Aviva Corcovado: Yeah, and that harvester machine on your back, so cool.

Flik: Really? Well, you're the first and second. I'm beginning to think that nothing I do works.

Dot: (holding the telescope to her eye) This works.

Flik: Great. One success. (sighs) I'm never gonna make a difference.

Dot: Me neither. I'm a royal ant and I can't even fly yet. I'm too little.

Fluttershy: Oh, being little's not such a bad thing, Dot.

Dot: Yes it is.

Flik: No it's not.

Dot: Is too!

Flik: Is not!

Dot: Is too!

Flik: Is not!

Dot: Is too! Is too! Is too!

Flik: Is not! Is not! Is not! Is not! Oh! A seed. I need a seed. Uh...

[He tries to reach for a grain in the machine on his back to no avail]

Flik: Ugh! Uh... (picks up a rock) Here, here. (gives it to Dot) Pretend... Pretend that that's a seed.

Dot: It's a rock.

Flik: Oh, I know it's a rock. I know. But let's just pretend for a minute that it's a seed. Alright? We'll just use our imaginations. Now, now, do you see our tree? Everything that giant tree is already contained inside this tiny little seed. All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain and voila!

Irelanders: Wow.

Dot: (in disbelief) This rock will be a tree?

Flik: Seed to tree. You've gotta work with me, all right? You might not feel like you can do much now, but that's just because, well, you're not a tree yet. You just have to give yourself some time. You're still a seed.

Melody: Yeah, Dot. I'm sure you'II be able to fly one day. It just takes time for your wings to grow in.

Dot: Thanks, Melody. (to Flik) But it's a rock.

Flik: I KNOW IT'S A ROCK! DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW A ROCK WHEN I SEE A ROCK?! I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AROUND ROCKS!

Dot: (laughs) You're weird, but I like you.

Lucius Best/Frozone: Yeah, man, you're cool in your own weird little way.

[Suddenly, a horn sounds in the distance. Flik looks up]

Flik: (gasps) They're here.

[All the other ants look up and gasp. More ants blow alarm horns. The entire colony instantly goes into a panic]

Ants: (screaming and panicked chattering)

Dynamite: Who's "they"? Who are you talking about?

Flik: The grasshoppers.

Rainbow Dash: Grasshoppers? Pffft. Come on. What's so scary about them?

Flik: I'II explain when we get into the anthill.

Dot: Mom, mom, where are you?!

[The heroes run off with Flik and Dot. Flik's machine got caught on a blade of grass and he gets thrown back. The ants continue to panic]

Ants: They're coming! Run!

Queen: Dot! Dot!

Dot: Mom! Mom!

Queen: Thank heavens!

Atta: Food to the offering stone.

[The queen whistles loudly, forcing every ant to pay attention]

The Queen: Okay, everyone! Single file! Food to the offering stone and into the anthill. Now let's go! Go, go, go!

[The colony follows her instructions hastily. Atta flies to the top of the anthill]

Atta: C'mon! Keep moving! Keep moving! (looks around) Okay, that's everyone.

[She flies into the anthill with the others, just as Flik arrives]

Flik: Hey! Hey, wait for me! (He runs up to the offering stone) Get the food to the offering stone, then into the anthill!

[Flik takes off his harvester and sets it on the offering stone. It vibrates off the platform and falls the the ground. The stalk-holder flips out and knocks one of the supporting rocks loose. The offering stone tips over, and the food starts falling off. Flik hears the crash, turns around and sees the food falling off]

Flik: AAAAAAAAH! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! (Flik grabs the leaf's stem to save the food, but his attempts are futile. Every single piece of food falls off. Looking over the edge, Flik watches in horror as the very last piece falls into the creek) Oh, no! (Flik sprints back to the anthill) PRINCESS ATTA! PRINCESS ATTA! PRINCESS ATTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[Flik runs into the anthill just as the buzzing grows louder. In the anthill, the whole colony and the Irelanders waiting for the grasshoppers to have their feast then leave]

Atta: They come, they eat, they leave. They come, they eat, they leave.

Sparky: That's a lot of buzzing up there.

Koki: Yeah and that's just from the grasshoppers, who these ants are afraid of for some reason.

Twilight Sparkle: We have to find out why they're so scared of a bunch of grasshoppers.

Finn McMissile: Pardon me for interrupting, Twilight. But is it me or is someone missing?

Connor Lacey: Yeah, Flik's not here.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng: (gasps) What if the grasshoppers got him?!

Adrien Agreste: If that's so, then why do I see a bunch of ants getting pushed aside?

Flik: Excuse me! Excuse me! Pardon me. Pardon me! Excuse me. Coming through. Sorry. Coming through. (Flik runs through the crowd to make his way to Atta) Princess Atta, there's something I need to tell you.

Atta: Not now, Flik.

Flik: But, Your Highness, it's about the offering!

Rainbow Dash: She said not now!

Atta: Ssh!

[Flik shuts up and bites his finger in fear, waiting for the inevitable]

Male voice: Hey, what's goin' on?

Male voice 2: Yeah, where's the food?!

Ants: (gasps)

Atta: What did you do?!

Flik: It was an accident?

[Suddenly, several holes open in the roof and grasshoppers drop down, causing the entire colony to go right into another panic]

Grasshopper: (maniacal laughter)

Ants: (screaming)

[More grasshoppers appear along with Molt who pokes his head through the ceiling]

Molt: Boo! (laughs then drops down onto the floor) Where's the food?

[Flik and some ants try to crawl away but everything stops as they look up at the grasshoppers' leader Hopper. He glares at them]

Flik: Hopper.

Atta: (gasps)

Maisie Lockwood: