(The fake bird has crashed to the ground
because of the fire. The girl ants, except for Dot, inside run out of it,
coughing from the smoke. They all run to Princess Atta.)
Atta: Dot! Has anyone seen Dot?!?
(Dot jumps out of the bird and is immediately grabbed by Hopper.)
Hopper(holding up Dot): Whose idea was this?!? Huh?!?
(Hopper turns toward Princess Atta.)
Hopper: Was it yours, Princess?
(Hopper moves slowly closer to Atta. The Blueberries are huddled behind her.)
Atta: Just stay behind me, girls. It'll be OK.
Flik(coming out of the bird): Leave her alone, Hopper! The bird was
my idea! I'm the one you want.
(Hopper drops Dot and snaps his fingers at Thumper. Thumper begins beating
Flik up. The ants and circus bugs watch, wide-eyed. Even a couple of the
grasshoppers cringe. Hopper snaps his fingers again for Thumper to stop.)
Hopper (approaches Flik): What gives you the gaul to do this to me?
Flik(has bruises all over): Y-you were going to squish the queen...
(Every ant is obviously shocked.)
Dot: It's true!
Hopper: I hate it when someone gives away the ending.
(Hopper lets Thumper kick Flik again. Flik is lying pitifully on the
ground.)
Hopper: You piece of dirt! No, I'm wrong. You're lower than dirt. You're
an ant!
(Flik is still on the ground, barely conscious. Hopper turns toward
the crowd of ants behind him.)
Hopper: Let this be a lesson to all you ants: ideas are very dangerous
things! You are mindless, soil-shoving losers put on this Earth to serve
us!
Flik(weakly): You're wrong, Hopper....
(Flik stands up. Hopper starts to slowly move toward him.)
Flik(trying to compose himself): Ants are not meant to serve grasshoppers. I've seen these ants do great things. Year after year they manage to harvest enough food for themselves and you! S-so who is the weaker species? Ants don't serve grasshoppers. It's you who need us! We're a lot stronger than you say we are.
(A shockwave of realization goes through the crowd of ants. By this time, Hopper is right in Flik's face.)
Flik: And you know it, don't you?
(Hopper looks at him for a moment and then, in a fit of rage, knocks him to the ground. He puts his foot on Flik's head and lifts it up again with the intention of squishing him. Atta flies in front of Hopper just in time.)
Hopper: Well...Princess...
Molt: Um...Hopper...I hate to interrupt, but...
(Hopper looks at the crowd of ants, who stare back angrily.)
Hopper: You ants stay back!
(The ants and circus bugs stay their ground and link arms, now realizing that they have the power and not Hopper. The grasshopper gang begins backing up.)
Molt(backing up): Oh, this was such a bad idea!
Atta(flies up close to Hopper's face): You see, Hopper. Nature has a certain order. The ants pick the food, the ants keep the food, and the grasshoppers LEAVE!
(The crowd rushes the grasshoppers.)
Atta(helping Flik to stand up): I'm so proud of you, Flik!
(The rush makes a lot of the gang members run off. In fact, it scares Molt right out of his skin, literally.)
Hopper(watches the others fly off): Where are you going?!? They're just ants!
(Hopper is ambushed by the ants and left behind by the rest of his gang.)
(Dot is running, and Thumper lands in from of her. He growls in her face.)
Dot(slaps his nose): No, bad grasshopper! Bad grasshopper! Go home!
(Thumper, who was momentarily stunned, gains back his senses. Right before he attacks, Dim lands behind Dot and roars loudly in Thumper's face. Thumper is so frightened that he flies away with the others, whimpering.)
Dot: Yeah!
(The ants have a firm grip on Hopper.)
Hopper(sounding more like a plea than a command): Come back here, you cowards! Don't leave!
(The ants carry him.)
Flik: To the cannon!
(Hopper is stuffed into the circus bugs' cannon.)
Flik(salutes): Happy landings, Hopper!
(There is a drum roll, and Dim stands above Hopper on the offering stone, getting ready to trigger the cannon and send Hopper flying. There's a clap of thunder and a crack of lightning in the sky. Flik looks into the distance. He sees a huge sheet of rain speeding toward Ant Island.)
Flik(panics): RAIN!!!