How were the Gummi Glen Gummis supposed to tell the others they could return?
The ancients built some kind of great machine that could send messages across the ocean.
But it's safe now, right?
[Gruffi makes an annoyed grunt]
Just think, if the bears returned, I would have someone to play with!
[Gummis imagine Gummi Glen during the time before the Great Gummi Exodus, with flags, banners and many Gummis. Sunni is elegantly dressed as several male Gummis look in admiration.]
And I'd be a great Gummi warrior!
And I'd be a Gummi princess.
[Zummi is surrounded by the Great Gummis]
And I would learn from the great Gummi wizards.
[Zummi casts spell making Gummi magicians float in air while Grammi brings out cake]
And there would finally be Gummis around who appreciate my cooking.
[Fantasy turns to reality as the Gummis then hear echos; the acoustics reminding them of the sparsely populated warren]
And we would not be alone any more.
Let's signal them to come back!
It is a lovely idea, sweetheart, but we've never been able to find the signal machine.
Oh my, oh my! It would be wonderful though.
[Castle Dunwyn. Duke Igthorn and Toadwart sneak into castle town]
Condemned? So this is what Gregor does to my childhood home?! [Duke Igthorn removes barricade and enters abandoned house] Ah, my old books! Let us see, here it is!
CSChildren's Book Title
Tall Tales of the Gummi Bears
The Great Gummi-Scope is in a mountain with an underground stream. It can send a message or burn with its beam. Ha ha ha! Did you hear that Toadwart, it can "burn with its beam!"
TToadwart
Simple Toadie love stories. But your Dukiness, it is only make-believe.
Since we know that Gummi Bears are real, it stands to reason that Gummi inventions are real too, sparrow brain!
[Gummi Bears take quickcar to Mount Sentinel]
Well, it looks like Cavin guessed right.
[reluctant] I think this machine is dangerous and we should leave it be!
[Gummis enter a room with the Gummi Scope, a gigantic machine]
Wow, the Great Gummis never did anything small, did they? [Tummi examines lever] Since we are underground, maybe this makes it go overground!
No, no, no! If we raise this scope, Duke Igthorn could find it.
But making contact with the Great Gummis is worth the risk.
We need to give this more thought. We cannot act now. It is not the Gummi way!
But Gruffi, hold on! Our ancestors stayed behind so this very job could get done. Now it is incumbent upon us to follow through. This is the Gummi way!
You're right. [pulls the lever himself]
S2For a Few Sovereigns More
FSFlint Shrubwood
Go ahead, take my pay.
S2Over the River and Through the Trolls
[Dunwyn has been plagued by troll attacks. Cavin is caught in a net and is a likely prisoner of the trolls]
[nervously] Here they come...
[Rustling in bushes, but the Gummi Bears emerge armed with blunt objects]
I am sorry you got caught in one of our traps, Cavin. But those trolls were a serious problem for us the last time they were sighted in the forest.
That is what I came to talk to you about.
Look Cavin, you are a good kid. But this Dunwyn mess is too dangerous for us to involve ourselves.
I am not asking for the king! My grandfather is on that coach.
Sorry Cavin, it is way too risky.
But you owe Gramps your help.
It was my grandfather Gawain who found your great Medallion.
[Scene flashes back many years ago. Gawain is a little boy who bears a striking resemblance to Cavin]
[narrator] One day, when he was about my age, Gramps was doing some exploring in the Northern Mountains.
[narrator] That is close to Ursalia.
[narrator] True. At any rate, he must have startled something or someone, because a shadowy figure bounced away.
[Silouhetted Gummi Bear bounces off into distance]
[narrator] To which it dropped...a Gummi Medallion!
[Gawain claims it for himself]
[narrator] From that day forward, Grandfather believed in Gummi Bears.
[Scene forwards to Gawain as a strong, handsome knight wearing the Gummi Medallion]
[narrator] When he was a knight, he always felt the Gummi Medallion brought him luck and success.
[Scene forwards to Gawain now retired with Cavin]
[narrator] When I went off to be a page, he gave the Medallion to me in the hopes I would share in the same good fortune he did.
[Scene returns to present day]
Without that Medallion, the Great Book would stay sealed.
No access to the Great Book means no magic.
S2A Hard Dazed Knight
Dunwyn Castle. King Gregor and Sir Tuxford are admiring the businesses of the peasants when they are approached by a hooded man
HMHooded Man
Look at this. I got this crystal egg from a magician who found it in an ancient desert pyramid.
HMHooded Man
Here Your Majesty. Hold it.
King Gregor holds it; a bolt transforms him into a crystal statue. People gasp as the hooded man takes egg, which now holds an image of King Gregor inside. Man exposes himself by removing hood
Ha ha, I've got your king!
Sir Tuxford and another knight draw their swords
Stop, fools! Take one more step and I will shatter this egg. Igthorn mounts his horse Now, I am going to Drekmore to hide this. When I return, I shall rule as your new king. Have my throne ready, peasants!
Igthorn rides off laughing. Calla appears
Sir Tuxford, that was Igthorn. What did he...Calla sees crystal statue in horror...FATHER!
Gummi Glen. Gummi Bears are equally shocked by news
But why don't the knights attack Drekmore Castle?
If they do, Igthorn will smash the egg, and destroy my father.
You mean all of Dunwyn is helpless?
Calla is in tears, and all are depressed, save for Gruffi
Gruffi{determined}: Us fellow engineers need to stick together. Come on kiddo, I have got a plan. But it will take both of us to get it done in time.
Gruffi leads Calla to his workshop
Well in fairy tales, people are sometimes awakened by a kiss.
[blushing] B-But - I-I-I don't know him that well...
No, no, leave it to me, silly.
S2Guess Who's Gumming to Dinner?
Ah, you're just doing this to impress Calla.
[Zummi presents Chummi with a letter]
Chummi, when you arrive in New Gumbrea, would you please give this to the Great Gummis?
It is a message telling the Gummis that we still are here in Gummi Glen.
But it has been so long. We want them to come back!
Chummi tears up letter
Ha! I can do better than that! Instead of bringing the Gummis to you, I will take you with me!
My goodness! We will finally be able to meet all our Gummi cousins!
Goodbye sink. Goodbye cutting board.
[Hammering sounds are heard in pantry. Gummis see Gruffi fixing the floor]
Gruffi? What in the world are you doing?
I do not want other Gummis who come here next to think we did not take good care of this place.
But we are leaving in several hours!
That does not matter. It is my job and I am not leaving until it is completed.
Now that you mention it, who will harvest the Gummiberry bushes?
Um, I really should return Calla's scarf.
Come to think of it, how will we make sure that the weeds do not gain a foothold in the warren?
Gummis! Do you know what we are really saying? We do not want to go to New Gumbrea!
Yes, but what will we tell Chummi?
[Chummi overheard everything and enters kitchen]
You do not have to. I made the offer to you, not vice versa.
You see Chummi, our ancestors' responsibility was to take care of this place until the Gummis could return. Now we have inherited this duty.
It is an important mission Gruffi, and I understand.
What?! You are all backing out? No fair!
I want to leave! I just have to be a knight and over there is the only place to do it!
Not by yourself, kid. It is too dangerous.
It may not be my place to say anything, but I can understand what Cubbi is going through. Like him, I was the youngest Gummi in my warren. And when I grew up, it also made me the last Gummi. That is not much of a future.
[Chummi's airship is repaired and is launched. Two ogres are on guard duty at Duke Igthorn's camp and spot the airship]
O1Ogre #1
Ooh look. Another moon rising.
O2Ogre #2
That is no moon. Wake Duke Igthorn!
See Cubbi, the Atlantic Ocean is on the horizon.
Wow Chummi, do you really think we will make it across?
Ha! After what we have been through, there is nothing us two adventurers cannot handle.
[Cubbi opens package that Gruffi intended as a birthday gift but instead used as a bon voyage present. It is a plaque similar to the ones in his bedroom of the Gummi knights, showing Cubbi in a knight's helmet]
[Tears well in Cubbi's eyes]
[talking to himself] Aw, Gruffi.
Is something wrong, shipmate?
[Cubbi furtively wipes away tears]
No, just the wind in my eyes.
[depressed] Chummi, I cannot go with you to New Gumbrea.
Well, I am disappointed. But if I still had a family like yours, I would have never left my warren either. Grab your luggage, swabbie!
[Cubbi jumps off airship as it approaches a bluff overlooking the sea]
[cheerful] Goodbye Chummi! Safe journey!
[As Cubbi waves, Chummi realizes he is holding the Sir Cubbi plaque]
[yelling] Show it to the Great Gummis! Tell them about us!
[yelling] I will! I promise!
[Commissioning ceremony. Zummi has enchanted trumpets, drums and flags to play ruffles and flourishes. Cubbi gets rewarded by Princess Calla for rescuing her]
As Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Dunwyn, it is my royal duty to reward those who have done outstanding deeds. Cubbi Gummi, you have proven yourself honorable, brave, and gentle. By the power vested in me, I hereby dub thee the Unseen Defender of Dunwyn. Rise, Sir Cubbi.
[Cubbi jumps around in Sunni's bedroom]
Take that, you dastardly do-badder!
Cubbi! Why do you not go bother Grammi?
Then just go to bed and stop playing.
I am not playing. I have responsibilities. Calla made me the Unseen Defender of Dunwyn. Remember?
[Cubbi pokes Sunni with his wooden sword]
[Sunni rubs herself]
[sarcastically] Then go defend Dunwyn!
[taking it seriously] Hey! Great idea!
[Cubbi's moonlighting as the Crimson Avenger has taken a toll on him. Not even the Gummi Glen Gummies know of his heroic work, as it is doubtful they would approve of him helping humans]
Cubbi dear, are you all right? You look a little peaked.
[weak from lack of sleep] No, I am fine.
[Cubbi's head drops and lands face first in his breakfast]
Bah! That Crimson Avenger nonsense is keeping you awake at night!
[Cubbi comes to full alert]
[nervous] What?! How did you find out?!
Simple. Look how excited you get when someone mentions his name. You probably stay up all hours of the dawn pretending you are him.
[Cubbi silently breathes a sigh of relief]
This crimson clown knows the forest too well. He is a threat to Gummi security!
[Gruffi bangs his fist on the table]
But he protects people in trouble.
Hero schmero! Gummis, not humans, defend Gummis. Just remember that.
