ruf ruf! H W ACK! Yipe! Scout! THUD
The pup s got guts, but he does that again and I ll spill'em. I was going to say that. Let s spill'em both, furry. Quiet, Bernard. And stop calling me furry. Quieting u p. Now while Sweets and Dash are tying up your bear, I have a favor I d like to ask. Let s walk. rrrr What could you possibly need with us?
This wall surrounds the whole place. it s brick. Of course. it won t blow down. We want in and they won't open the door. No matter how nice we ask. Can t one of your birds fly over? Can t lift off! This stream is the only way in besides the door. it's small. Cotton and Rooster can t swim much. The rest of us can t fit... Our bird isn t much of a bird. it s not his fault. He was written that way. it s why he s a bit cockeyed....but you two could.
if you get in there and then you lower that gate, you get your bear friend back in one piece. How far is it underwater? if you don t mind me asking, what will you do when you're inside? Who are we endangering? Perhaps we could talk with them about your predicament if I understood it better. No idea. I ve never done it. No talking. You ll meet some young kids and a turtle. Some others. But the two pigs are in charge. At least one of them is. The smart one built this place. They ll try to stop you. Don t let them. We'll do it... we'll help you. But we have a condition as well. The night light. We need it for our journey. it s why we are here. if we let you in will you give it to us?
I guess we ll find out, won t we? Now, let me help you both along. There. The dog is through the underwater gate. Splaasshh! {RRRR!} Scout!
I hate wet fur! You tamed the beasts, Homer. Something none of my other leaders could do. it was a team effort and we lost a lot of boys out there. This has seen better days, hasn t it? Wouldn t you like another weapon? The Toy Maker is extremely imaginative when it comes to weapons of war. No, sire. This does the job. it certainly does. The knight learned that the hard way, didn t he?
I m not mad. quite the opposite, actually. We need a leader like you on the battlefield. I disagree. There is no one else to lead but you. but I m a brawler. Never been much good at anything else. Now it s official. Now, I want you to take these beasts to the frozen coast. The Frozen Coast? But that s a wasteland. There is nothing beyond that except darkness and sea. Not anymore.
How did you do that?
I used my imagination.
I will meet you there. Wait. Where are you going? To play. But we re at war. What about Max and the others? The boy is still on the loose. You take life too seriously, Homer. Do not worry about those things which you are not in control of. Meet me at the fortress. Do not harm any of the animals. We have a grand war ahead of us!
Near Brooklyn Creek I m here. What would you like, Percy? Hello? is someone there? I heard you coming so I hid. You can be very scary, piggy. Where did you come from!? Me scary? That ll be the day. I had a bad experience with a pig once. Now, let s go back to the beach. Of course. I did have a question for you though. Do you play with a lot of girl toys?
No! What s that supposed to mean? Nothing it s just I have seen a lot of other toys in here, but most all of them I remember from the boy s room. The ones I don t recognize are the girl toys. They are the boy s mother s and aunt s toys. I can t fool you, Percy. I don t know why I try.
No Too smart for your own good. it s why I so want you on my side. {mmffff} But you keep playing both sides of the fence. That won t do. I understand you re afraid. I haven t made it easy on you. This scratch was unkind of me. I never meant to leave a scar. Sometimes I get overzealous. You re worried? Don t be. Let me show you why you never have to worry again. Now, don t scream or I will remove your tongue.
Come to my side, Percy, and I promise, with this, I can keep you alive forever. do you promise? Cross my heart-- --and hope to die.
There you both are. You shouldn t wander off like that. Well, we found them. That s the important thing. Now, our next step is getting out of here. Percy and I were talking about that. Who is the smartest man in the Dark besides our pal, Percy, here, of course? Who could tell us how to get out of here or, maybe, I don t know, build us something to help? No one knows how to get out of here that I know of. The Shaman was a possibility, but after our last encounter, that is most likely a dead end. The Toy Maker is rumored to be very wise. he could most certainly build something to navigate these waters to take you back the way you came. What an amazing idea, Filmore. Lead the way.
Storyplace
Scout! ruf ruf! Hold on! Splish! Splash! intruders! Get em! Oh no.
Wake up, Maxwell the Bear. uhhh Please don t struggle. Your friends are on an errand. if they are successful I ll allow you all to leave peacefully. The Big Bad Wolf I remember your story. They used it to teach the boy to read. Three hundred and twelve times. That s how many times they read my story. I fell into that boiling pot of water over and over and over! I m sorry. The boy didn t know any better. A fine excuse. No one knows any better. not even the pigs! This is Storyplace, it s their home. And just like before they won t let the Big Bad Wolf in.
The Dark is a big place, Wolf. You re not stuck in that book anymore. Why don't you go someplace else? Talk to them about it. Maybe they don t realize you ve changed. You think it s that simple? it s much too late for that. We got Then the here and good book folk things were took the night good. light and built this wall behind our backs. Nothing changed. What did you do? Why do you think it was me? it could have been any of those creepy things right there, ya know? Because you remind me of me. The boy and the dog were growing closer. I did something horrible. I let the Boogeyman in and he stole the boy away and brought him here. The boy s in here? Ha! Serves him right. Don't talk about him that way. He's been good to all of us.
I'm going to make everything all right for him. Like I used to. You think anyone will let us live down mistakes like ours? it ain't happening. I just want him safe. He's... he's my best friend and, hopefully, friends forgive. I m going to tell him I m sorry. Maybe you could apologize for your mistake. Do you think anyone I killed can forgive the youngest that? pig. And I ate him. I didn't want to......but I couldn't help myself. it s how I was written.
The Toy Maker s Factory Even if I could repair all of these toys, Mr. Collector, what good would it do? The whistle-- --has been sent for, Mr. Maker. The Boogeyman does not do things willy-nilly. He always has a plan. I can sense your guests, you know? The Boogeyman will be here soon and he will be displeased to see them. You should shoo them away. You speak of rebellion against him? I speak of ending this madness. Not yet. I believe if you spoke with them, Mr. Collector, you may see a chance for change. Jester, you re going to get us killed spying like that.
I defeated many of these poor chaps, Rebecca. And it looks like you ll get the chance again if the whistle is blown. However, you re in no condition to do anything about it right now. Why doesn t the Toy Maker refuse? He does not seem like a bad fellow. it is the role the Boogeyman has tasked him with. He will do it or be broken. And what is your role, Rebecca? Does no one exercise free will in this whole cursed realm? I promised to stay out of his business in exchange for my people s freedom. The Boogeyman didn t want us around his boy s toys anyway. Well, that was rather short sighted of him? Jester, wait! Where are you going?!
Colonel?