Warrior Bugs?

(The circus bugs are sitting at a table in a bar in the bug city. They're moping about their lost jobs.)

Slim: Fired by a flea! How humiliating!

Francis: Let's fact it. We stink.

(Tuck and Roll are yelling at each other the words "You fired!" They have no idea what the words mean.)

Tuck & Roll: You fired! You fired! You fired!

Rosie: Oh, will you shut up?!?

Tuck & Roll: Hey, you fired!!!

Heimlich(eating): Someday, I will be a beautiful butterfly, and then everything will be better.

Gypsy: I can't believe the troupe is breaking up. We've always been together.

Manny(holding up his drink): Farewell, my friends!

Francis(turning around toward the others)(somberly): To the audience we'll never have...

(Slim takes a sip of his drink and glances at the door. He sees the rude flies from the circus. Slim gasps.)

Slim(whispering out of the side of his mouth): Francis! Your boyfriends from the circus are here!

(Francis turns toward the door with an angry expression on his face. Then a much bigger fly comes in behind them. Francis gasps and tries to turn around before they notice him. He's too late.)

Fly#1(points to Francis): There she is!

(The flies buzz up beside him. Francis is very nervous.)

Fly#2(pats Francis on the back): Hello there, girly bug!

Francis: Shoo, fly. Don't bother me.

Fly#2: Why don't you tell our pal Thud-

(Thud lands behind Francis with a loud...uh...thud.)

Fly#2: -what you said to us at the circus this morning?

Fly#1: Yeah, something about buzzing around a dung heap!

(Thud growls above Francis's head. Meanwhile, Flik is in a different part of the bar, trying to talk to a mosquito.)

Flik(holds out his hand): Hello, sir! I represent a colony of ants, and we're just-

Mosquito(oblivious): Hey, bartender! Bloody Mary, O positive!

(The bartender sets the drink in front of him. He slurps it up greedily as Flim watches in amazement.)

Flik(as the mosquito passes out): Sir?

(The flies are flapping Francis's wings. Francis has a sour look on his face.)

Flies#1&2(singing): Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home!

Fly#2(punches Francis on the side): Not so tough now, are ya?

(He backs up and shoves Francis.)

Fly#2: C'mon, clown! Get up and fight like a girl!

Francis(pulls in Slim and Heimlich)(whispers): Get ready to do the Robin Hood act.

Heimlich: Ooh! I want to be Little John!

Slim: What part can I play?

(Flik is in another part of the bar futilely trying to talk to a group of indifferent roaches.)

Flik: You see, I'm looking for tough warrior bugs-

(He's cut short by the commotion made by Francis, Heimlich, and Slim.)

Francis(jumps on top of the table): Stand back ye flies, for we are the greatest warriors in all bugdom!

Flik: Warrior bugs!

Francis: My sword!

(Heimlich throws Slim to Francis, who uses him as a prop sword.)

Slim(sarcastically): Swish, swish, clang, clang...

Francis: Little John!

Heimlich(jumps beside Francis): Baphoo, Robin! Justice is my sword and truth shall be my quiver!

(Francis and Heimlich pretend to sword fight the confused flies. The bugs in the bar back up, forcing Flik outside.)

Flik(trying to see over the crowd of bugs): Hey, I want to see this!

Slim(still making sword sounds): Thrush! Perry! Lunge!

(Thud grabs Slim by the neck and growls.)

Slim(looks at Francis at Heimlich): Me thinketh it's not's working!

(Heimlich and Francis panic. Francis pulls Slim out of Thud's grasp.)

Heimlich: Back to Sherwood Forest! Schnell! Schnell!

(Flik is still outside the bar, jumping up and down to see over the crowd in front of him.)

Flik: What's going on in there?!?

(The circus bugs all start running up the wall of the bar, causing it to roll away from its spot and crash into a corner. Flik runs to where the bar stopped and looks in. Inside, almost everyone, except for the circus bugs, is unconscious. Slim has gotten stuck in something, and Francis is trying to pull him out. Slim comes out. Francis holds him above his head for a moment. This, combined with the other circus bugs and the light shining in, looks very majestic. This impresses Flik.)

Flik(has a look of awe): Wow...

(The circus bugs relax. Francis sets Slim down. They begin rubbing their bruises.)

Flik(yells from the bar opening): You're perfect!

(The circus bugs look at Flik.)

Flik(gets on his knees and bows to them): Oh, great ones! I have been scouting for bugs with your exact talents!

Gypsy(whispers to the others): A talent scout!

(The circus bugs quickly gather together, smiling.)

Flik: My colony is in trouble! The grasshoppers are coming, and we've been forced to prepare all this food!

Manny: Dinner theater!

Heimlich: Food?!?

Flik(scooting up farther on his knees): Please, will you help us?!?

(The flies wake-up.)

Fly#2(groggily): Where are they?

(The circus bugs look at them and then at Flik.)

Slim: We'll take the job!

Flik: Really?

(The circus bugs rush out of the bar before the flies have a chance to get up.)

Slim: Yes! Yes! Yes!

(Flik is put on top of Dim.)

Slim: You can explain the details on the way.

(Tuck and Roll get beside Flik. Rosie climbs onto Dim's back.)

Rosie: C'mon, you guys! Break a leg!

Flik: Whoa! You're vicious!

Dim: Hold on, Mr.Ant!

(The circus bugs take off over the city.)

Flik: Amazing! This is too good to be true!

(Flik laughs.)