Princess Atta
Flik, what do you have to say for yourself?
Flik
Sorry. I-I'm sorry for the way I am. I didn't mean for things to go so wrong. I...especially didn't want to make you look bad, Princess.
Princess Atta
Well, Flik, you did.
Flik
I was just trying to help.
Mr. Soil
Then help us. Don't help us.
Flik
Help? Help? Help?
Princess Atta
Flik, you are sentenced to one month digging in the tunnels.
Thorny
Uh, excuse me, Your Highness. Need I remind you of Flik's tunnel-within-a-tunnel project?
Flik
Helpers to help us. That could... That's it! We could...
Thorny
It took the whole engineering department two days to dig him out. Send him to Health and Ant Services.
Dr. Flora
Heavens, no!
Flik
We could leave the island. The riverbed's dry right now. We could just walk right across the riverbed. We could go get helpers. We could! We could leave, sure. We could go find helpers to help us. It's perfect!
Queen
Perfect? What's so perfect?
Flik
Your Highness, don't you see? We could send someone to get help!
Princess Atta
Leave the island?
Queen
Why didn't I think of that? Oh, because it's suicide!
Thorny
She's right. We never leave the island.
Never leave!
Thorny
There's snakes and birds and bigger bugs out there!
Flik
Exactly! Bigger bugs! We could find bigger bugs to come here and fight and forever rid us of Hopper and his gang!
Mr. Soil
Ludicrous!
Dr. Flora
Who would do a crazy thing like that?
Flik
I'll volunteer. I'd be very happy to volunteer.
Queen
You got a lot of spunk, kid, but no one's gonna help a bunch of ants.
Dr. Flora
At least we could try. Oh, I-I could... I could travel to the city. I could search there!
Princess Atta
If you went, you'd be on that silly search for weeks.
Thorny
Royal huddle. [whispering] Great idea, princess. It's perfect.
Exactly.
Princess Atta
Wait a minute. What did we just decide here?
Mr. Soil
To let Flik leave.
While we keep harvesting to meet Hopper's demands.
Dr. Flora
You see? With Flik gone, he can't...
Princess Atta
He can't mess anything up! [After talking with the Council] Flik, after much deliberation, we have decided... to grant you your request!
Flik
Really?
Queen
Really?
Princess Atta
Uh, really.
Flik
Oh! Thank you, princess. Thank you so much for this chance. I-I-I won't let you down, I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise.
Princess Atta
Yeah, yeah, that's fine, that's fine. No, forget it, forget it.
Flik
But I should probably help repair some of the damage before I go, don't you think...
No! No, no!
Princess Atta
Just go. Just go.
Just leave!
