The old man, the one who gave me the green things - he said marvelous things will happen.
G Glowworm
Did he say, "Marvelous pigs in satin"?
No, dear lady. [through a megaphone] "Marvelous things will happen!" [to James] Poor Glowworm. She's a little deaf.
I, however, have exquisite hearing.
Yeah? Well listen to this: [does a fanfare with his armpits, then shouts through the megaphone] LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!
You mean leave the hill? I can't. The rhino will get me.
Rhino? [hides in a glove]
Hello... little... angel!
So kind of you to look after our little lost lamb.
We are the boy's legal guardians.
We've missed him so much.
So we'll be taking him home now.
And the peach, of course. We're taking that as well.
Well, wait a minute. Back up. You mean to tell me that this thing is a peach?
It's not a peach. It's our peach.
Yes. [shows the cop a picture of her and Spiker with the giant peach]
Looks like it's their peach all right.
Yes! Yes. And we're very proud of it.
We're going to be in the record book.
It's not their peach. The old man gave the green things to me. That's what made it grow.
[Shocked and angry with what James had just said]
How dare you disagree with us!
[Places her hand on Sponge's shoulder, holding Sponge back]
Patience, sister. Remember his... condition.
Sad, really. He needs his treatment.
Well, that's why we're here; to bring him home. So, you come here with us. Hey, Lovey!
[Sponge and Spiker maliciously try to get to James but he climbs up to the truck to get away.]
I'm not the one who's lying. They are!
As you can see, Officer, it is urgent that you release him to us immediately.
OM Old Man
LET THE BOY SPEAK!
[The crowd utters in agreement.]
Alright, alright, alright! Let's get to the bottom of this! This thing is a peach. Now, all right. I'll buy that. Now, does someone wanna tell me how it got here?
We attached it to a hundred seagulls.
Seagulls? [laughs with the crowd]
That's what happened! Me and Miss Spider and the Centipede and the Old Green Grasshopper.
[laughs with the crowd]
I think he's gone mad.
This is all something he dreamed up.
Well, maybe it started that way, as a dream, but didn't everything? Those buildings, these lights, this whole city! Somebody had to dream about it first, and maybe that's what I did. I dreamed about coming here, but then I did it!
The poor boy needs his medicine. Yes. So, we'll just take him...
Back to our cozy little house on the hill. Come along. You're going home with us.
[Aunt Spiker tilts her head back in a disturbing way and her smile melts into a scowl] [through clenched teeth]
What did you say?
I said: [enunciating] NO... I'M... NOT!! I hate that house, and that cold room, and how I was always hungry.
All right! That's enough!
[the crowd gasps]
He's lying!
W Woman
They beat him up?!
And told me I was nothing!
NO! Not this time! I flew the peach across the ocean. I landed on top of the tallest building in the world. [turns to Spiker and Sponge] I MADE IT! I'M NOT THE ONE WHO'S NOTHING, YOU ARE! AND I'M NEVER GOING BACK WITH YOU! NOT ME AND NOT THE PEACH!!!!
[enraged]
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO US THIS WAY!!
[Sponge and Spiker grab fire axes and take swings at James. The officer repeatedly blows his whistle to keep the crowd under control]
James, up here!
G Glowworm
Hello, we are here! [A green light shines down from above.]
Need a little help down there?
Giant bugs! [she and Spiker scream]
Hey, you old biddies! [blows raspberry]
Help! Help us! [but the crowd ignores them as they are too busy watching the sudden appearance of James' bug friends]
Whoo-ee! Here we are, dear!
I told you they were real!
Requesting clearance to land!
