Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Season 2

[Zummi presents Chummi with a letter]

Zummi:
Chummi, when you arrive in New Gumbrea, would you please give this to the Great Gummis?

Chummi:
Certainly. What is it?

Zummi:
It is a message telling the Gummis that we still are here in Gummi Glen.

Grammi:
But it has been so long. We want them to come back!

Chummi tears up letter

Chummi:
Ha! I can do better than that! Instead of bringing the Gummis to you, I will take you with me!

Grammi:
My goodness! We will finally be able to meet all our Gummi cousins!

Sunni:
Think of the parties!

Tummi:
Think of the pastries.

Grammi:
Goodbye sink. Goodbye cutting board.

[Hammering sounds are heard in pantry. Gummis see Gruffi fixing the floor]

Zummi:
Gruffi? What in the world are you doing?

Gruffi:
I do not want other Gummis who come here next to think we did not take good care of this place.

Zummi:
But we are leaving in several hours!

Gruffi:
That does not matter. It is my job and I am not leaving until it is completed.

Tummi:
Now that you mention it, who will harvest the Gummiberry bushes?

Sunni:
Um, I really should return Calla's scarf.

Grammi:
Come to think of it, how will we make sure that the weeds do not gain a foothold in the warren?

Zummi:
Gummis! Do you know what we are really saying? We do not want to go to New Gumbrea!

Tummi:
Yes, but what will we tell Chummi?

[Chummi overheard everything and enters kitchen]

Chummi:
You do not have to. I made the offer to you, not vice versa.

Gruffi:
You see Chummi, our ancestors' responsibility was to take care of this place until the Gummis could return. Now we have inherited this duty.

Chummi:
It is an important mission Gruffi, and I understand.

Cubbi:
What?! You are all backing out? No fair!

Grammi:
I am sorry, sweetheart.

Cubbi:
I want to leave! I just have to be a knight and over there is the only place to do it!

Gruffi:
Not by yourself, kid. It is too dangerous.

Chummi:
It may not be my place to say anything, but I can understand what Cubbi is going through. Like him, I was the youngest Gummi in my warren. And when I grew up, it also made me the last Gummi. That is not much of a future.

[Chummi's airship is repaired and is launched. Two ogres are on guard duty at Duke Igthorn's camp and spot the airship]

Ogre #1:
Ooh look. Another moon rising.

Ogre #2:
That is no moon. Wake Duke Igthorn!

Chummi:
See Cubbi, the Atlantic Ocean is on the horizon.

Cubbi:
Wow Chummi, do you really think we will make it across?

Chummi:
Ha! After what we have been through, there is nothing us two adventurers cannot handle.

[Cubbi opens package that Gruffi intended as a birthday gift but instead used as a bon voyage present. It is a plaque similar to the ones in his bedroom of the Gummi knights, showing Cubbi in a knight's helmet]

Plaque:
Sir Cubbi.

[Tears well in Cubbi's eyes]

Cubbi:
[talking to himself] Aw, Gruffi.

Chummi:
Is something wrong, shipmate?

[Cubbi furtively wipes away tears]

Cubbi:
No, just the wind in my eyes.

Cubbi:
[depressed] Chummi, I cannot go with you to New Gumbrea.

Chummi:
Well, I am disappointed. But if I still had a family like yours, I would have never left my warren either. Grab your luggage, swabbie!

[Cubbi jumps off airship as it approaches a bluff overlooking the sea]

Cubbi:
[cheerful] Goodbye Chummi! Safe journey!

[As Cubbi waves, Chummi realizes he is holding the Sir Cubbi plaque]

Chummi:
Cubbi, you forgot this!

Cubbi:
[yelling] Show it to the Great Gummis! Tell them about us!

Chummi:
[yelling] I will! I promise!

[Commissioning ceremony. Zummi has enchanted trumpets, drums and flags to play ruffles and flourishes. Cubbi gets rewarded by Princess Calla for rescuing her]

Princess Calla:
As Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Dunwyn, it is my royal duty to reward those who have done outstanding deeds. Cubbi Gummi, you have proven yourself honorable, brave, and gentle. By the power vested in me, I hereby dub thee the Unseen Defender of Dunwyn. Rise, Sir Cubbi.

Flint Shrubwood:
Go ahead, take my pay.

[Dunwyn has been plagued by troll attacks. Cavin is caught in a net and is a likely prisoner of the trolls]

Cavin:
[nervously] Here they come...

[Rustling in bushes, but the Gummi Bears emerge armed with blunt objects]

Cavin:
Hi, guys!

Zummi:
I am sorry you got caught in one of our traps, Cavin. But those trolls were a serious problem for us the last time they were sighted in the forest.

Cavin:
That is what I came to talk to you about.

Gruffi:
Look Cavin, you are a good kid. But this Dunwyn mess is too dangerous for us to involve ourselves.

Cavin:
I am not asking for the king! My grandfather is on that coach.

Gruffi:
Sorry Cavin, it is way too risky.

Cavin:
But you owe Gramps your help.

Grammi:
How do you figure that?

Cavin:
It was my grandfather Gawain who found your great Medallion.

[Scene flashes back many years ago. Gawain is a little boy who bears a striking resemblance to Cavin]

Cavin:
[narrator] One day, when he was about my age, Gramps was doing some exploring in the Northern Mountains.

Zummi:
[narrator] That is close to Ursalia.

Cavin:
[narrator] True. At any rate, he must have startled something or someone, because a shadowy figure bounced away.

[Silouhetted Gummi Bear bounces off into distance]

Cavin:
[narrator] To which it dropped...a Gummi Medallion!

[Gawain claims it for himself]

Cavin:
[narrator] From that day forward, Grandfather believed in Gummi Bears.

[Scene forwards to Gawain as a strong, handsome knight wearing the Gummi Medallion]

Cavin:
[narrator] When he was a knight, he always felt the Gummi Medallion brought him luck and success.

[Scene forwards to Gawain now retired with Cavin]

Cavin:
[narrator] When I went off to be a page, he gave the Medallion to me in the hopes I would share in the same good fortune he did.

[Scene returns to present day]

Cavin:
Then I gave it to you.

Grammi:
Without that Medallion, the Great Book would stay sealed.

Zummi:
No access to the Great Book means no magic.

[Cubbi jumps around in Sunni's bedroom]

Cubbi:
Take that, you dastardly do-badder!

Sunni:
Cubbi! Why do you not go bother Grammi?

Cubbi:
But she sent me in here.

Sunni:
Then just go to bed and stop playing.

Cubbi:
I am not playing. I have responsibilities. Calla made me the Unseen Defender of Dunwyn. Remember?

[Cubbi pokes Sunni with his wooden sword]

Sunni:
Ouch!

[Sunni rubs herself]

Sunni:
[sarcastically] Then go defend Dunwyn!

Cubbi:
[taking it seriously] Hey! Great idea!

[Cubbi's moonlighting as the Crimson Avenger has taken a toll on him. Not even the Gummi Glen Gummies know of his heroic work, as it is doubtful they would approve of him helping humans]

Grammi:
Cubbi dear, are you all right? You look a little peaked.

Cubbi:
[weak from lack of sleep] No, I am fine.

[Cubbi's head drops and lands face first in his breakfast]

Gruffi:
Bah! That Crimson Avenger nonsense is keeping you awake at night!

[Cubbi comes to full alert]

Cubbi:
[nervous] What?! How did you find out?!

Gruffi:
Simple. Look how excited you get when someone mentions his name. You probably stay up all hours of the dawn pretending you are him.

Cubbi:
[relieved] Oh, right.

[Cubbi silently breathes a sigh of relief]

Gruffi:
This crimson clown knows the forest too well. He is a threat to Gummi security!

[Gruffi bangs his fist on the table]

Tummi:
But he protects people in trouble.

Cubbi:
Yeah, he is a hero!

Gruffi:
Hero schmero! Gummis, not humans, defend Gummis. Just remember that.

[Cavin has been framed for stealing jewelry from King Gregor and thrown in the dungeon while Erwillian, the guilty culprit, is still free]

Poacher:
Hey kid, why so down?

Cavin:
I am in jail.

Poacher:
Not to worry. It is not like they will put you on the rack and stretch you.

Cavin:
Augh!

Poacher:
Or heat up a vat of oil and deep fry you!

Cavin:
Eeek!

Poacher:
Naw, they will go easy on you. They will just..hang you!

Cavin:
Ulp! H-Hang me?

[Poacher laughs derisively as Cavin had gotten him arrested in an earlier episode. In the throne room, the king's court is deliberating on the larceny]

Erwillian:
When I first saw the boy I thought to myself "What a nice kid". Little did I know he was a hardened criminal.

Princess Calla:
[enraged] He is not! He is innocent!

King Gregor:
Now, now, daughter. I do not like this any more than you do, but Cavin was caught with a ruby on him.

Erwillian:
Too true, your Majesty. When I saw the boy reach around the left to unclick the ruby studs, I knew I had to sound the alarm.

Princess Calla:
[soft voice] Father, does he not know just too much for an innocent man?

King Gregor:
Zounds, Calla. This good citizen is only trying to help.

Erwillian:
Indeed. I am just an honest, law abiding man who only wants to see the kid get what he deserves. Life imprisonment!

Princess Calla:
[outraged] Honest? Law abiding?! Why, you make yourself out to be the Crimson Avenger!

Erwillian:
[shocked] No! Not him! He cost me...

[Erwillian muffles his mouth as he nearly let it slip he is a highwayman]

Princess Calla:
[talking to herself] Ah, scared of the Crimson Avenger, are we? I have to sneak out tonight and tell Sunni about this.

[Morning in Dunwyn. An announcer, who looks and sounds very much like Walter Cronkite is announcing the Dunwyn news in the castle square]

Announcer:
Hear ye. Hear ye. By royal order of his Majesty; King Gregor has declared the Crimson Avenger to be a public nuisance.

Crowd:
[in unison] Fie! Fie!

Announcer:
There is a 100 gold sovereign reward for his arrest and capture.

Crowd:
[in unison] Hear! Hear!

Announcer:
And that's the way it is.

Erwillian:
You want the strong box? Take it!

[Erwillian props safe of Cubbi. The combined weight causes him to fall. Fortunately for Cubbi, a man sticks his head out the window to see all the noise. Cubbi bounces off man to rebound, thus knocking Erwillian off perch. King Gregor and the castle soldiers, as well as Dunwynians witness the fight]

King Gregor:
I thought Calla was locked up in her room.

Sir Tuxford:
But she is, Your Highness. We have her room guarded.

King Gregor:
Then, that is the real Crimson Avenger.

Erwillian:
Please to help me, Mr. Crimson Avenger, please!

Cubbi:
OK, but you help me first. Confess!

Erwillian:
OK, I admit it, I stole the king's ruby.

[Cubbi shakes rope holding Erwillian]

Cubbi:
I cannot hear you!

Erwillian:
[shouting] OK! I admit it! I STOLE THE RUBY AND FRAMED THE BOY! Now, will you please get me down from here?

Cubbi:
Hang on, because you are going for a ride!

[Cubbi severs rope, which causes Erwillian to propel into castle treasury and run headfirst into the pulley. Cuckoo noises are heard as soldiers arrest an unconscious Erwillian]

King Gregor:
Calla and Cavin were innocent all along. What a relief! [laughing joyously] Thank you, Crimson Avenger, thank you!

Dunwynian subjects:
[in unison] Thank you, Crimson Avenger!

Cubbi:
No problem! And remember, wherever there are wrongs to right, the Crimson Avenger will always be there to stand for truth, justice and the Dunwynian way!

[Cubbi bounces off spires of Dunwyn Castle to head home]

King Gregor:
Who was that mysterious masked man?

Sir Tuxford:
I'm sure I don't know, sire. But I do know this; he certainly is a snappy dresser.

[King Gregor and Sir Tuxford nod in agreement; scene fades out to Gummi Glen, where Cubbi is telling a bedridden Tummi of his victory over the enemy]

Tummi:
So, you clotheslined the villian?

Cubbi:
Yeah! You should have seen it, Tummi, he sure was mad!

Tummi:
Well, I am happy that is all over with.

Cubbi:
What do you mean?

Tummi:
Now you can go back to being good old Cubbi.

Cubbi:
You are right, Tummi. But you never know when danger may strike again!

[Tummi groans]

Dunwyn Castle. King Gregor and Sir Tuxford are admiring the businesses of the peasants when they are approached by a hooded man

Hooded Man:
Look at this. I got this crystal egg from a magician who found it in an ancient desert pyramid.

King Gregor:
How lovely.

Hooded Man:
Here Your Majesty. Hold it.

King Gregor holds it; a bolt transforms him into a crystal statue. People gasp as the hooded man takes egg, which now holds an image of King Gregor inside. Man exposes himself by removing hood

Duke Igthorn:
Ha ha, I've got your king!

Sir Tuxford:
It is a trick. Get him!

Sir Tuxford and another knight draw their swords

Duke Igthorn:
Stop, fools! Take one more step and I will shatter this egg. Igthorn mounts his horse Now, I am going to Drekmore to hide this. When I return, I shall rule as your new king. Have my throne ready, peasants!

Igthorn rides off laughing. Calla appears

Princess Calla:
Sir Tuxford, that was Igthorn. What did he...Calla sees crystal statue in horror...FATHER!

Gummi Glen. Gummi Bears are equally shocked by news

Grammi:
But why don't the knights attack Drekmore Castle?

Princess Calla:
If they do, Igthorn will smash the egg, and destroy my father.

Sunni:
You mean all of Dunwyn is helpless?

Calla is in tears, and all are depressed, save for Gruffi

Gruffi{determined}:
Us fellow engineers need to stick together. Come on kiddo, I have got a plan. But it will take both of us to get it done in time.

Gruffi leads Calla to his workshop

Princess Calla:
Well in fairy tales, people are sometimes awakened by a kiss.

Sir Tuxford:
[blushing] B-But - I-I-I don't know him that well...

Princess Calla:
No, no, leave it to me, silly.

Gruffi:
If it is not too much trouble, would someone please pass me the milk?

Zummi:
Oh, let me, let me!

[Gruffi rolls eyes]

Zummi:
M-Milk, flummout Gruffi!

[Milk pitcher floats above table, amazing all the Gummis, except Gruffi who cannot reach the floating pitcher]

Gruffi:
Very cute.

Zummi:
Sorry about that. M-milk pmout dmown!

[Milk pours on Gruffi instead of in his glass. Cubbi and Sunni giggle while Tummi looks in surprise. Gruffi is obviously annoyed]

Gruffi:
I make a simple request, and you have to put on a magic show!

Grammi:
Gruffi is right, Zummi. Lately you use a spell to do everything.

Zummi:
But magic lets me do my part around here. Why, since the medallion opened the Great Book, magic has become my life!

Gruffi:
Then it is a pretty sad life.

Grammi:
Gruffi!

Gruffi:
Well, it is true. You could not do serious magic if your life depended on it. Face it, compared to the ancient Gummis, you are a rank amateur.

Zummi:
[enraged] Amateur, am I? Well, I will show you!

Zummi:
[talking to himself] Let us see what Gruffi thinks after I brush up on this.

[Zummi's turns to the restricted chapter; a glowing red section with ribbon and seal]

Great Book:
For use by advanced magicians only.

Zummi:
Welp, that includes me.

[Zummi takes knife and cuts ribbon. A small tornado appears, then disappears. Bell dings as the resticted chapter turns from a red light to a glowing green light]

Great Book:
Welcome, o Gummi master of the magicial arts.

[Zummi stands proudly as camera pans down from Gummi Glen, into the bedrock and then magma, finally a creepy subterranean chamber occupied by Zorlok, wearing a costume that makes his head look like a rooster's. He is only seen in silouette]

Zorlok :
[offscreen] At last, after all these years, the signal! Now, I need someone to fetch it for me. Rat enters Zorlok's residence You will do nicely! Zorlok emits beam from hand, which turns rat into a green horned monster and grow larger and larger until it is capable of being bipedal Go, my pet. Go and fetch me the Great Book of Gummi!

[While other Gummis are getting ready for bedtime, Gruffi is walking by Zummi's study. A momentary sight causes him to look twice]

Gruffi:
[talking to himself] Holy bear claws!

[Astonished Gruffi enters room to see Zummi juggling a dozen objects in the air in the manner of an orchestra conductor]

Gruffi:
I must be seeing things!

Zummi:
Hello Gruffi. I have been working all day on a new batch of advanced magic spells. What do you think?

[Zummi breaks spell; causing objects to drop. Gruffi catches a marble bust]

Gruffi:
Better work on your landings. Something could go wrong, very wrong.

Zummi:
Nonsense! It says right here in the Great Book that no Gummi magic can ever harm a Gummi Bear. Watch this one! Rummap fromound domone Gruffi!

[Gruffi is walking then gets knocked over by an invisible force which gains visibility only when Gruffi touches force]

Gruffi:
All right Zummi, what did you do?

Zummi:
I trapped you in jail with a locking spell!

Gruffi:
Locking spell??

Zummi:
Yes, an invisible prison, but for only one man. [Zummi enters prison dome] You cannot get out, but I can.

Gruffi:
We will see about that!

[Gruffi tackles Zummi in order to breach prison. The walls open for Zummi but trap Gruffi. Zummi dances around prison dome while Gruffi places hand against walls]

Zummi:
You see, I am not an amateur! I know powerful spells like the Great Gummis.

Gruffi:
[sarcastic] Fine, way to go pro! Whoopdy doo, you are a skilled magician.

Gruffi:
[serious] Now, would you mind getting me out of this thing?

Zummi:
Oh, right, sorry! Fromee dumone Gruffi!

[Prison disappears, as does what Gruffi is leaning on]

Gruffi:
WHOA! Gruffi falls

Zummi:
[chuckling] Good night, Gruffi!

[Gruffi exits study]

Gruffi:
[muttering about Zummi] Darn fool, causing more trouble than he's worth. All a guy wants is some peace and quiet when...

[Loud crash is heard and destruction of study]

Zummi:
AUGH! HELP!

[Loud noises alert all of Gummi Glen. Except for Gruffi, all Gummis are wearing bedclothes. They all enter study looking shocked]

Sunni:
Zummi is gone!

Cubbi:
And so is the Great Book!

[Gruffi, Grammi and Zummi approach Zorlok's subterranean prison, which is surrounded by a moat of lava. They are surprised to see a giant statue of a Gummi soldier so deep beneath the Earth]

Grammi:
Great Gummi's ghost!

[Zummi studies base of statue]

Zummi:
It is an ancient Gummi warning.

Grammi:
Well, what does it say?

Zummi:
All Gummi bears are forbidden to cross this bridge.

[Gruffi and Grammi shudder in fear]

Zummi:
The ancients wrapped a tizard here, uh, I mean trapped a wizard here.

Grammi:
What did he do to deserve that?

Zummi:
Some very horrible things to oppress people. He also tried to steal the Great Book.

Gruffi:
He is not going anywhere, Zummi. Without your Gummi medallion the Book is worthless to him.

Zummi:
Amateur or not, I lost the Book, so it is my responsibility to get it back.

[Zummi crosses bridge]

Grammi:
Zummi, no! It is too dangerous!

Zummi:
See, no problem!

[Monster emerges from passageway and abducts Zummi]

Zummi:
HELP!

[Gruffi and Grammi start to cross bridge but monster stomps its feet, causing the bridge to collapse into the lava]

Gruffi:
Do not worry, Zummi. We will save you!

Grammi:
The only issue is: How?

Zummi:
I know what you are up to. You want to conquer the world!

Zorlok:
Oh yes, eventually. I would have done it a lot sooner too, except for those meddling Gummi wizards! First, I am going to get even with them. After that, the entire world will submit to my rule!

Zummi:
Well, the Gummis stopped you once. By golly, we will do it again.

Zorlok:
Sure, sure, hand over that medallion.

Zummi:
Never!

Zorlok:
Take it from him!

[Monster attempts to confiscate Zummi's medallion but it has a defense mechanism, sending an electrical shock to both Zorlok and his monster]

Zorlok:
If I cannot take the Gummi Medallion by force, you must give it to me.

Zummi:
You will wait a long time for that!

Zorlok:
I have waited hundreds of years! That is long enough!

Cubbi:
Ah, you're just doing this to impress Calla.

[Gruffi's bedroom. Alarm clock rings. Gruffi rises from bed then begins his disciplined regimen in the comfortable surroundings of Gummi Glen]

Gruffi:
[exercising] One, two. One, two.

Gruffi:
[brushing teeth] One, two, three, four, five, six.

Gruffi straightens an askew picture embroidered with the Gummi seal and a statement

Embroidery:
Live Each Day the Gummi Way

Gruffi:
That is the key to an orderly life.

[Gruffi enters kitchen, but sees a state of disarray with the others. Sunni is playing the flute while Cubbi is banging a cork into a teakettle]

Zummi:
I have waited a half hour for my toast.

Grammi:
Now, where did I put that miserable pan?

Zummi:
Sunni, leave Grammi alone so she can make breakfast. You all think I am getting fat, like Tummi. Well I am not, these are love handles.

Gruffi:
[talking to himself] Bear's fur! This looks like a job for an organized mind.

[Gruffi confiscates flute from Sunni]

Gruffi:
Sunni, later.

[Gruffi confiscates teakettle from Cubbi, sitting Cubbi in a chair and placing teakettle atop stove]

Gruffi:
Cubbi, steam is dangerous.

[Gruffi takes a plate of toast off table and hands it to Zummi]

Gruffi:
Here Zummi, eat. Is that the pan you want, Grammi?

[Gruffi points out pan in sink]

Grammi:
Uh, why, yes. Thank you for sorting it out.

Gruffi:
It was simple. I am an orderly person. By the way, anyone seen where Tummi has gone with my tools?

Zummi:
I do not know. Lately he has been sneaking off somewhere.

[No one notices teakettle is boiling and steam is building up]

Gruffi:
Well, I am going to find him. I do not want my tools to come to any..

[Teakettle boils and the steam causes the cork to fly off, hitting Gruffi in the rear]

Gruffi:
...OOOF!...harm.

Gruffi:
I have studied this carefully, and a bridge is the only way to get off this gumforsaken rock.

Gusto:
That will not work. You see, when the beach collapsed a dozen years ago, I tried building a bridge myself. Gruffi, it no reach.

Gruffi:
No offense pal, but after seeing your scaffolding, I can understand why. Let me tear it down and build you a great bridge.

Gusto:
Whoa, whoa! Hold it, I need that bamboo to finish my masterpiece.

Gruffi:
Gusto, what is more important? Finishing your dragon or getting off the island?

Gusto:
I know the answer to this question, let me think.

[Gruffi gives annoyed look]

Gruffi:
Look, back home whenever there is an emergency, I always solve the problem. Is that not right, Tummi?

Tummi:
Right.

Gusto:
Gruffamundo, we are trapped, but we are safe. There is no emergency.

Gruffi:
This island is falling apart! Why cannot you see that?!

Gusto:
It's my hat, isn't it? You don't like it.

Gruffi:
AARGH!

[Gruffi departs in frustration]

[Gusto is carving a dragon statue out of a volcano side, similar to Mount Rushmore]

Gusto:
Is Gruffi always this pushy?

Tummi:
Gruffi takes his bossiness really seriously. But he is a great guy once you get you get to know him.

Gusto:
I know, it is just I wish I did not rub him the wrong way.

Tummi:
Besides, Grammi usually keeps him in line at home.

Gusto:
[sighing, depressed tone] Home. Boy, it sure has been a long time.

Gusto:
[resumed cheerful tone] Right!

Gusto is moved to the right

Gusto:
You may not believe it, Tummi, but art involves a lot of pain... and suffering!

[Tummi is shown carrying Gusto on his shoulders]

Tummi:
I believe it, I believe it.

[Volcano is rumbling]

Gusto:
Gruffi, boy do we have news for you!

Gruffi:
If you had helped us, we could have been gone by now!

Tummi:
Gruffi, I want to go home!

Gruffi:
Sorry kid, but we wasted our only chance.

Gusto:
But that bridge was not our only chance! The issue is we have to get the boat over the waterfalls, right?

Gruffi:
No tools, no bridge!

Gusto:
Lose the bridge! How about... [Gusto puts a stone in a tree branch, then releases it] ...SPROING!

Gruffi:
No tools, no catapult neither!

Gusto:
Come on Gruff, think outside the box. Be inspired, be cra-z-z-y!

[Volcano rumbles again]

Gruffi:
That mountain is going to kill us!

Gusto:
Or save us!

[Pyroclastics propel from mountain]

Gruffi, Gusto & Tummi:
[in unison] AUGH! [Gummi Bears takes cover as one pyroclastic rock lands in lagoon, then is cooled, creating a lot of steam]

Gruffi:
[inspired] That is it! Steam! Cubbi, I love you!

[Gruffi, Gusto and Tummi have placed boat in dragon's mouth. Volcano is due to burst and send the boat flying.]

Gruffi:
Oh no, the rope snapped!

Artie Deco:
I will open it!

[Artie flies to open the trap door.]

Gusto:
Artie, no! It's too dangerous!

[Lava pours in and reacts with the water, creating a cloud of steam.]

Gusto:
Artie-!

Gruffi:
No Gusto, it's too late!

[The boat rockets out of the dragon's mouth and flies over the waterfalls...]

Gummi Bears:
WHOA!

[...and splashes down safely.]

Tummi:
We made it!

Gruffi:
We're not home free yet! The falls are pulling us back in!

[All three Gummis grab a paddle and row vigorously, getting the boat to calmer waters.]

Gusto:
Look!

[His dragon statue emits lava, just like a dragon breathing fire.]

Gusto:
It's wonderful!

Gruffi:
It's a work of art.

[Gusto's face falls.]

Gusto:
Artie...

Gruffi:
He was a noble bird.

Gusto:
[sadly] Bye, Artie...

Artie lands on the gunnel of the boat and squaks, with puffed feathers.]

Gusto:
ARTIE!

Artie Deco:
Good as new and steam-cleaned.

[Sunset, Gummis are navigating their way home.]

Gruffi:
This boat gave us nothing but trouble.

Tummi:
Come on Gruffi, admit it, our adventure was a success. We took an eensy-weensy little trip and came back with a Gummi Bear.

[Gruffi realizes Gusto will probably become a member of Gummi Glen.]

Gruffi:
Yeah, don't remind me.

[Gusto looks off into the horizon.]

Tummi:
Poor Gusto, he sure has been quiet since he lost his life's work.

Gruffi:
Don't jinx it! Maybe he'll stay silent for the rest of the trip.

[Short silence.]

Gusto:
I got it! I can make a giant seascape painting! I can use the sail, as a canvas!

Gruffi:
Gusto!