A scene from Horton Hears a Who! 2008
Horton the Elephant
(Back at Who-ville, The Mayor pushes the desk back to his office)

Mayor?

Mayor Ned McDodd

Ah, Horton.

Horton the Elephant

Are you okay?

Mayor Ned McDodd

Ah. (He later looks outside to see the residents standing, then he saw an orange Who grabbing on a machine, with a green Who getting out) Well, more or less. What happened? The bird?

Horton the Elephant

Yeah, it attacked me. (more serious) Mayor, your people are in danger.

Mayor Ned McDodd

You know what, I'm gonna do it. I'm going to go out there. And tell them what is going on.

Horton the Elephant

Perfect. Now quick, get going.

Who 1
(The Mayor goes outside, babbling, as he is about to make his announcement)

Hey, Mr. Mayor! Something's wrong!

Who 2

My basement is in the attic.

Who 3

The science museum is history.
Who 4: The Lost and Found is missing.

Who 5
(We then saw Jojo who is on the car-like machine and exits to see his father)

What's going on Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Ned McDodd

I'm declaring a state of emergency.

Chairman
(The chairmans arrive)

Don't worry. Don't worry. The Mayor is just being a moron. (All of the Who residents all leave as they're nothing happening)

Mayor Ned McDodd

No, wait! Whoville is in terrible danger. Everyone needs to get down to the underground storage area immediately.

Chairman

Fine, fine. Let's do this democratically. Who wants the joy and glory and festivity of the Who-centennial to proceed as planned? (They all cheer, except for Sally) And who, like the Mayor, (A beach ball is thrown to the Mayor) thinks it would be better to spend the Who-Centennial in an underground storage area?

Obnoxious Who

YEAH!!! (Tries to high five somebody, much to no one's answer)

Mayor Ned McDodd

Wait! You got to listen to me. Our whole world could explode! (grabs a beach ball as example. The Whos gasp in shocked. The Mayor grabs a pen and stabs the beach ball, with a little air coming out of the ball) Much more quickly. (Squeezes the beach ball to understand his point more quickly) And our world wouldn't make that noise.

Chairman

The people have spoken Mr. Mayor. You're finished. No one believes you. No one supports you.

Mayor Ned McDodd

Horton believes me.

Chairman

Horton? Who's Horton?

Mayor Ned McDodd

Horton is a giant elephant in the sky. (points up to the sky, much to the Who's confusion) Don't bother looking, he's invisible. And he is the one risking his life to get Whoville, which by the way is a speck on a clover, to safety.

Mayor Ned McDodd
(Silence, Sally facepalms in shame. Then the Chairman laughs loudly as well as the Who-ville residents, except Sally and Jojo)

I can prove it. Horton's voice comes out of this horn. (Who-ville residents uses their stuff to hear Horton's voice from the horn.) Horton! (At the jungle, Horton stops walking and hears Mayor's voice) I have all the Whos gathered in town square. Let them know you there.

Horton the Elephant

Gee. It's a kind of high pressure situation then. Wow. I'm really running a blank here. (He has an idea) I know. (But the Vlad yanks the speck, much to Horton's horror)

Mayor Ned McDodd

Horton? Horton, We're waiting. Time to show everyone that you exist and... By extension what a non-boob I am. (chuckles awkwardly, and everyone laughs at him once again, until heavy wind swept around) Wait! Everyone, look at the wind. What do you think that means?

Chairman

It means, Um, it means... obviously, uh... Let the Kite Flying Race begins! (They all cheer and began the kite race)

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