Oh... Wind's died down. They'll be here soon.
Just be confident, dear. You'll be fine.
Ah! There's a gap. There's a gap in the line! What are we gonna do?!
It's okay, Your Highness. Gaps happen. We just lost a few inches, that's all.
Oh, right. [hovers over Thorny's shoulder]
Your Highness, I can't count when you hover like that.
Oh, of course. I'm sorry. [chuckles] Go ahead.
Guys, go shade someone else for a while. Okay, Atta. Now what do we do?
Oh! Don't tell me. I know it. I know it. What is it?
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. Atta laughs too] Isn't that right, Aphie? Oh, you're such a cute little aphid. [As she sets Aphie down, the two ant boys pop out of a hole in the ground]
Hey, come back here! [tries to hover after the boys. But drops to the ground]
What did I tell you about trying to fly?
Not until my wings grow in.
Dot, you're a young queen ant, and your wings are too little to be...
I was talking to Mother! You're not the queen yet, Atta!
Now, Dot, be nice to your sister.
It's not my fault she's so stressed out.
[sighs]
I know, I know. [sighs] I'm always acting like the sky is falling.
[Off-screen]
Look out! [A huge stalk of grain falls on top of her]
TA Thorny and Dr. Flora
Princess Atta! Princess Atta!
What do you think you're doing?!
You could have killed somebody over here!
[looks up and gasps, running over]
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[Cornelius groans]
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! I'm sorry! [The council members lift the stalk, freeing Atta; Flik exclaims] Princess Atta!
Flik, what are you doing?
Oh... Oh, this? This is my new idea for harvesting grain! No more picking individual kernels! You can just cut down the entire stalk!
Flik, we don't have time for this.
Exactly! We never have time to collect food for ourselves, because we spend all summer harvesting for the Offering! But my invention will speed up production.
[groans]
Another invention?
Yeah, and I've got something for you, too. [Picks up a blade of grass and folds it into a cone]
Since you're gonna be queen soon, you could use this to oversee production. [borrows a dewdrop from Dr. Flora's flower] Dr. Flora, if I may.
This is all very nice, but...
Just an ordinary blade of grass and a bead of dew, right?
Wrong! It is, in fact... [drops the dewdrop in the middle of the blade] A telescope!
[Dot and Queen laugh]
It's very clever, Flik, but...
[Flik peers at Atta through the telescope]
Hello, princess! My, aren't you looking lovely this morning! Not, of course, that you would need a telescope to see that...
[swipes the telescope from Flik and throws it near Dot's feet]
All right, 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!
I'm sorry. I was... I was really just trying... [Thorny and Cornelius gesture pointing for Flik to go] Trying to help.
"Harvester"! Why, we've harvested the same way ever since I was a pupa.
[suavely]
Don't worry! The colony is in good hands! Bye, now.
[Soon, the ants started cheering for Flik's departure] [breathes in]
All right. Hey, fellas. Beautiful morning, huh?
G Grub
[Sliding down a clover. Reed follows]
My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying.
My dad doesn't think that.
Nah, he's betting you're gonna die.
Yeah, he says if the heat doesn't get you, the birds will.
Well, I think he's gonna make it.
Nobody asked you, Your Royal Shortness.
G Grub
Yeah, Dot. What do you know?
Hey, hey, hey. Ease up, all right? Come on. She's entitled to her opinion, too. Ohh...
G Grub
So go, already. Hey!
You're supposed to look for bugs, not dandelions!
You leave him alone. He knows what he's doing.
That's right! Here I go! For the colony and for oppressed ants everywhere! Whoa...
[saying what should have been said by Grub]
Your dad's right. He's gonna die.
You just watch. He's gonna get the bestest, roughest bugs you've ever seen!
G Grub
Hey, look who's playing lookout again. Little Speck!
Well, Spot, you still looking for Flik?
G Grub
Forget it, Dot. That loser's never coming back.
[They spot Dim]
Flik! Flik did it! Flik did it!
[Dim flies away]
This is it! This is Ant Island!
Flik! Over here! Flik! Flik!
He did it! He did it! Yay! He did it! He did it!
[Ant boys yelp]
At the rate these leaves are dropping, we're gonna need a miracle.
That's right! We need a miracle!
[The troupe begins descending with a droning buzz]
Run for your lives!
[The ants run for cover as Flik and the bugs land]
Ta-da!
[?]
[Last lines; The next morning, in a conch sounds. Thorny and other ants, using their own harvesters to cut down and harvest grain stalks, stop work at the sound of the conch]
Come on boys!
AB Ant Boy
[Dot and other children are playing in the frame of the fake bird, now surrounded by flowers]
Hey, Princess Dot! Wait up!
I finally get a second to relax, and I got to get out of my chair. Come on! You can rub lotion on me later, shade boy.
F Firefly
[The Queen and Cornelius walk down toward the ants and circus bugs joyfully gathering among blooming flowers]
Oh, thank you!
[Dim opens his shell to reveal ant kids attempting to secretly ride him]
Oh...
[The ant boys moaning]
I'm so sorry, kids. I wish you could come along too.
[Daisy tearfully hugs Francis. Daisy and the Blueberry troops are all crying with Dot] [quavering]
I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry.
[Tuck and Roll perform a skit using Hopper's severed antenna.]
Hey, let's go. We got a schedule to keep. Come on. Let's go.
AA Ant acrobats
[A number of acrobat ants cartwheel into the wagon]
Hup, hup, hup, hup, hey!
Hey, Tiny! Let's get this show packed up! We got paying customers hatching!
[Molt carries supplies into the wagon] [last words]
Yes, Mr. Flea. Yes, sir. Of course, sir. Right away, sir. And, um, I just wanted to thank you for giving me a chance, because it's an honor to work with creative giants such as yourself. [P.T. motions the fireflies to close the wagon door] Shutting up.
[P.T. jumps on top of the wagon]
You sure you can't come on tour with us?
Oh, well. Your loss. One minute, insects!
[Flik and Atta walk over to the circus troupe]
I want to thank all of you for giving us back our hope, our dignity... and our lives.
And to you, Princess Atta. You have given us so much. Please accept this gift from us bugs to you ants.
[Manny twirls a leaf and produces a large rock, handing it to Atta]
For you!
Oh! [chuckles] It's a rock.
[Manny, Slim, & Francis congratulate each other]
What's with the rock?
Well, Flik, you really goofed up. [quavering] Thanks.
[quavering]
Yeah, You too.
[Rosie begins to congratulate Flik as a hero, followed by the rest of the troupe and the entire ant colony celebrating their victory. Atta kisses him on the cheek. The queen removes her crown, placing it on Atta's. Atta tosses her tiara to Dot, who flies up and catches it on her head and giggles] [sniffles]
All right. Now it's getting mushy. We're out of here! [Snaps the reins and the millipedes pulling the wagon move as the bugs take off and Dim grabs lifts the wagon into the air]
Bye! We miss you already!
[gasps]
We forgot Heimlich!
[A chrysalis hangs on a nearby tree root. It opens to reveal Heimlich's face]
I'm finished! Finally, I'm a beautiful butterfly!
[Heimlich struggles and slides out of the chrysalis, looking largely the same as before but now a green and blue color and with two bulges on his back. Heimlich grunts. Two tiny butterfly wings pop out of the bulges]
Mein wings! Oh, they're beautiful!
Heimlich! The wagon's taking off! You better start flying!
[Flik and other ants lift up Heimlich]
But I am flying! And from way up here, you all look like little ants!
[Francis and Manny fly down and carry Heimlich away.]
Auf Wiedersehen!
[Atta and Dot lift Flik and land on the root. They wave goodbye to the circus troupe. Thorny and the harvester-wearing ants line up.]
Present stalks!
[The ants face backwards]
Harvester, salute!
[The harvesters launch their stalks into the air, crashing into each other and producing firework-like showers of grain. Flik and Atta hold hands as they and Dot continue waving goodbye. The circus troupe flies away from the island, now surrounded by water and whose tree now bears pink blossoms]
