[ grunting ]
[ Leaf sneezes ]
[ scream ]
♪
♪ One, two! ♪
♪ Don't call us freaks of nature ♪
♪ We're more than sticks and stones ♪
♪ This life has more to offer Than you'll find on your own ♪
♪ You haven't seen us lately ♪
♪ We're underestimated ♪
♪ We may look small and delicate ♪
♪ No, no, no, no, no! ♪
♪ We are The Mighty Ones ♪
♪ Together we feel so strong ♪
♪ You better get to know us ♪
♪ We are The Mighty Ones! ♪♪
CHIEF JUSTICE MOTH: Let the sentencing begin!
BERRY: Yikes.
‐ Verry Berry of the Yard, you stand here before the Council of Moths
as we decide your fate.
‐ Uh, if you say so. ‐ So say we!
As overseers, we are obligated to exact punishment.
‐ Ugh, this is boring.
‐ Looks like Berry finally got into too much trouble.
‐ This is terrible!
‐ Yeah, well, you know, consequences to your actions and all that.
‐ Don't you think you're overreacting? It was just a little joyride.
‐ Fluff up for your lives!
[ cheer ]
‐ You're so wild and free! ‐ Aw, shucks! Uh!
‐ Wee! Ugh!
‐ She's outta control!
[ laughing ]
Whoa!
‐ Leaf, we gotta get out of here!
‐ Okay. Whoosh! ‐ Wait, what about me?
‐ Save yourself, bro!
♪
[ sighs ]
[ laughing ]
‐ Yee‐haw! Giddy up! Ooh!
[ Berry screams ]
‐ Not the Gnome!
[ gasps ]
[ chuckles ]
Lucky for you, you did not destroy the Garden Gnome.
‐ Oh! Praise be the Garden Gnome.
Just really praise it. Yes! Praise that thing!
‐ Oh, yeah, so glad the gnome is fine.
‐ And so, your punishment: banishment from the yard!
‐ No! ‐ Oh, no!
‐ Or! Sent to learn discipline in the Red Ant Brigade.
‐ Sergeant Ant reporting.
We're fully confident we can handle this unruly Berry.
This Berry is still a seedling.
We reform punks like her every day. She's no different.
‐ I'll never change! I'll always be wild and free!
‐ Then, it is decided! Verry Berry of the Yard,
your punishment is to be enrolled
in the Red Ant Brigade for disciplinary reform,
effective immediately!
‐ Uh! ‐ No!
‐ Aw, darn, rules are rules.
‐ Psh! I ain't even worried about it. ‐ Nor am I.
‐ I'm really gonna miss you while you're gone.
‐ Here, I brought you something. ‐ Aw, is that from the lawnmower?
‐ This way you'll have something to remind you
of all the fun stuff we're gonna do when you get back.
Friend necklaces! Here.
[ chuckles ]
BOTH: Friends...
Forever!
BERRY: Whoa!
‐ That's enough fraternizing, cadet.
You've said your goodbyes, it's time to begin your discipline.
‐ Don't come back all goody‐two‐shoes, okay?
‐ Psh, don't worry. These stiffs ain't gonna change me.
See ya when I get back! Okay, I love you, buh‐bye!
‐ Mm. I'm already bored.
♪
‐ My dearest Rocksy,
life at the Ant Brigade is super boring,
so I'm pretending to know how to write to pass the time.
Everyone here seems chill marching for the rest of their lives.
‐ Hup, hup, hup, hup... ‐ Guh!
[ ants grunt ]
[ Berry laughs ]
Nevertheless, the Ant Brigade is where fun goes to die.
I tried to spice things up,
but nobody around here wants to have any fun.
[ laughs ]
‐ Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup...
‐ Keep those supplies marching, ants! ‐ Hup, hup, hup...
‐ Hey!
SGT. ANT: Cadet Berry!
‐ Sh'yeah?
‐ Still with the delinquent act, I see. ‐ I don't know what that word means.
‐ Dictionary Core, report!
‐ Sir! Delinquency is defined
as showing a tendency to a commit crime, especially a minor crime,
particularly as or pertaining to a young person
or a young person's behavior, sir!
‐ Oh, ha‐ha. Yeah, that does sound like me.
‐ Enough, private! What I'm getting to is that you're my project.
You need to let go of the past and start following my rules.
‐ Yeah, I'll never be a follower like some weak conformist ant.
‐ Weak? My cadets can carry 100 times their own weight.
Only thing I've seen you carry is that bad attitude.
Dictionary Core! What's the definition of a weakling?
‐ Sir! The definition of a weakling, sir, is‐‐
‐ Never mind, I'm looking right at one.
[ gasps ]
‐ How dare you!
Gimme that!
[ grunting ]
Ha!
Oh, is there something on my back?
Uh! I didn't notice. I think I'll go...
Uh! For a little walk.
I'll graduate the top of this class, and I'll get out of this dump!
‐ Sergeant, she's going the wrong way! ‐ Hush! Look at that intensity.
‐ Ah!
‐ That Berry's got heart.
[ Rocksy sighs ]
‐ I miss Berry.
‐ Hey, what's that?
♪
[ gasps ]
‐ It's Berry! Ha‐ha! She's back! ‐ Uh!
‐ She hasn't changed a bit.
[ Rocksy panting ]
‐ Huh?
[ cheering in slow‐mo ]
[ grunt ]
Hush, hush. Don't fight it. Go to sleep.
Sorry, my reflexes are lightning‐fast now.
‐ Um, that's okay!
Uh, are they okay?
[ snoring ]
‐ They're just sleeping. Hush. ‐ Okay! I'm so glad you're back!
Now we can really mess things up, right?
That's why we got these! Hey! Where's your necklace?
‐ Jewelry inhibits ability during direct hand‐to‐hand combat.
And I'm not here to socialize. I've come for my stuff.
‐ Oh.
‐ Here it is. ‐ Your lucky acorn?
‐ Personal effects are an unnecessary distraction. Uh!
Uh!
[ gasps ]
Uh!
[ Berry grunts ]
Personal effects destroyed. I'm leaving.
‐ Wait, you can't go! I'll be so bored without you. Please!
Just play one last game with me before you go.
‐ Like a war game? ‐ Ha‐ha, sure.
Hide and seek is kinda like, okay!
‐ You know the rules. ‐ I love rules.
ROCKSY: I hide, and you find me.
[ Rocksy laughing ]
♪
[ chuckles ]
Uh! Huh?
Berry?
BERRY: I'm coming for you, Rocksy.
‐ Ah!
[ panting ]
‐ Boo. ‐ Ah!
‐ Oh, man, Leaf.
You will not believe this headache I have right now.
‐ Ah! ‐ Hush, hush!
‐ Ah!
[ Rocksy shivering ]
I don't wanna play anymore!
‐ The enemy surrenders. War games concluded.
‐ What happened to you? Why can't it be like it was?
[ laughing ]
‐ Oh, Rocksy! I would never do anything that would put our friendship in danger.
Like being put on trial, or having to join the Ant Brigade,
or starting to act more like ants and going against everything I ever like,
y'know, stood up for or believed in.
[ laughing ]
‐ Have fun, you two!
BERRY AND ROCKSY: Wee!
[ sobs ]
‐ Wait! Berry, please don't go.
What happened to the Berry I knew and loved?
‐ Berry 001 is present and ready to deploy back home to the brigade.
‐ No! Will ya stop talking like that? The Berry I know is wild and free.
And I know you're still in there.
‐ Are you done? I'm expected back in time for wrist inspection.
‐ Mm! Fine! But if you go,
you're gonna miss out on all the fun crazy stuff,
like grass pulling! Uh! So crazy and fun, right?
‐ That's against regulation G.
‐ Yeah, okay, well.
There's way "more crazier" stuff we could do.
Like eating dirt!
[ chuckles ]
‐ Consuming sustenance without a plate is prohibited by protocol six.
‐ Hey, you know what's really fun?
This used to be your favorite. Twirling!
[ laughing ]
Woohoo!
♪
‐ Steady, steady. Ah, there.
That first place trophy for sledgehammer balancing
is as good as mine! Look out, Manitoba, here I come.
[ Bats panting ]
‐ Whoa, wow! Uff! Oh! No, no, no, no, no!
‐ Ooh! I'm a ghost!
‐ Uh‐oh.
CHIEF JUSTICE MOTH: Let the sentencing begin!
You have blasphemed the Sacred Gnome, protector of the yard, cursing us all!
‐ Ooh! I'm a ghost!
[ ghosts murmuring ]
‐ Oh, Rocksy! Why? Why did you do it? Why?
‐ Dude, keep it together.
‐ You know the deal.
You can choose between banishment for all time
or disciplinary action by the Ant Brigade.
‐ I'd never go to the Ant Brigade! I choose smashing! I choose mischief!
I choose freedom!
‐ Banishment it is, then.
‐ Cadet Berry, escort this punk to the edge of the yard.
‐ Uh, um. Uh, permission to speak freely. ‐ After you complete your mission.
‐ I trust there won't be any issues. ‐ No, Sarge.
♪
‐ Take her away!
‐ No!
[ crying ]
‐ Aw, geez. I'm not with him.
‐ You know, it's not too late. You can still join the Brigade.
‐ Nah, I like who I am.
BERRY: Well, there it is, the end of the yard.
Ahem. This is it for you, rule breaker.
‐ Well, I guess this is goodbye. Before I go, I want you to have this.
♪
Just something to remember me by. And you can't get rid of this one, okay?
Alright.
♪
Berry, are you sure?
[ sobs ]
Aw.
Whaa?
Uh! You did keep it!
‐ Seriously, Greg? That gnome looks like garbage!
‐ Well, at least the ghosts are contained, right?
[ scream ]
‐ Ooh! I'm gonna scare you!
‐ Woohoo!
[ laugh ]
♪
[ panting ]
[ bell rings ]
AUDIENCE: Ow...
‐ Aw, nuts.
SAMOSA: Get stoked, ladies,
our dog washing business is officially open.
[ cheer ]
‐ Hurrah!
‐ We just need to wash this stinking dog,
and we're 75 bucks closer to not getting evicted.
Now, hop in, sweet cheeks!
[ panting ]
‐ Maybe he just needs a little help. Up you go! Oh, you're a big boy.
[ grunting ]
‐ Okay, finding a lot of good stuff in the garbage today.
How's that lollipop tasting, Berry?
[ grunting ]
‐ Yeah, i‐it's, uh, it's very sticky. ‐ Oh, we're licking things now?
[ chuckles ]
Hum!
‐ Uh! What the dip do you think you're doing, bro?
‐ What?
‐ Alright, I think it's time you become your own wood‐man, log, whatever.
You need to learn to stand on your own two stems, bro.
You can't just be a follower. Twig?
No!
‐ Hey, whoa! ‐ Ugh!
That's what I'm talking about! Stop following!
‐ Okay, doggy, go in the pool now!
Oh, no, he's going for the garbage pile.
‐ Kensington, stop him! ‐ Oi?
♪
‐ So what I'm saying is...
‐ What is that noise? ‐ Incoming!
‐ Incoming what? ‐ Oh, bro, let's go!
‐ Whoa, wait for me! ‐ Outta my way!
‐ Wait, uh, should I follow Leaf or you?
‐ I dunno, just make a decision! ‐ But who do I follow? Who do I follow!
Ah!
‐ What just happened? Quick, everyone, buddy check!
‐ Buddy check! ‐ Uh, uh, buddy check?
‐ Wait a second, where's Twig?
[ panting ]
♪
‐ Uh...
Where am I? Leaf? Rocksy? Berry? Oh!
[ crying ]
Oh, no.
Uh! Okay, okay. What was Leaf trying to tell me earlier?
‐ Twig, remember.
You need to learn to stand on your own two stems, bro.
Walk to the beat of your own drum.
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
‐ I don't really remember you saying all that.
[ fleas hissing ]
Huh? Who's there?
‐ Alright, I'm out.
‐ Huh? Ah!
Ah!
Oh. Well, you're just a bunch of little fellas.
[ chuckles ]
Are you lost, too? Huh?
‐ Society is the one who is lost, not us. We are creatures of darkness
who feed on ze blood of the living and worship despair.
Ah, I cannot talk doom and gloom on an empty stomach.
Let us suck!
‐ Okay, I am gonna leave.
Huh, maybe there's a way out behind here somewhere.
‐ Ach, t‐the sun!
Quick, hide in the shadow of his tall wooden body!
‐ Hmm?
‐ What part of "creatures of darkness" do you not understand?
Let the sunlight in again and I will crush your bones into dust
and set them adrift on the indifferent wind.
‐ Wow, Hildur. That was very poetic! ‐ Thank you, Otmar, I wrote it yesterday.
‐ Okay, geez.
[ grunts ]
Whoa, uh, what's going on?
‐ Oh, no, it felt us feasting! ‐ The sky mouth!
‐ Sky what? ‐ Prepare yourselves! Ah!
[ shivers ]
‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! ‐ He's completely absorbing the blows!
‐ Gee‐ah! Whoa.
[ Sven murmuring ]
‐ Sven, what are you doing? Where are you going?
OTMAR: He is in a trance. You don't think...
HILDUR: He is! Sven is prophesizing!
‐ Sven! ‐ Sven, are you okay?
[ groans ]
‐ Behold our new...
ruler.
‐ New ruler?
♪
‐ Wow, hey, guys, that was pretty intense, right?
‐ Oh, geez? That guy?
‐ He should work just as well as our old ruler.
‐ He's not really our style. ‐ Yes, but think of it.
No more lurking in the shadows, living in fear of sky mouth.
We would be free to walk this land and drink our fill!
Also beggars cannot be choosers.
‐ Ja! That's a good point. ‐ I'm not picky.
‐ Hello, so, you wanna join our dark brotherhood?
‐ Uh! Really? Uh, I dunno.
Leaf was saying I need to be more of a leader than a follower.
‐ You shall be our ruler. ‐ Uh! Oh, my gosh!
Yes, yes, I do! I do, I do! I do.
‐ Oh, great. Now I am uncomfortable.
‐ Oh, crud, sun patch. ‐ Hey, hey, ruler!
You walk first, so we may lurk in your shadow.
‐ Hiss, hiss!
‐ Uh? Be right over! Ha‐ha. Make way, leader coming through!
‐ Ugh, it's ruler. ‐ So, uh, what do you guys wanna do now?
‐ Well, usually about now, we do a blood‐sucking montage.
‐ Ja, ja, ja! ‐ Okay, I could eat.
♪
‐ I think I should maybe go home,
my‐my friends are probably getting worried.
‐ Aw, but you can't go.
Who is going to wear this really cool ruler jacket?
‐ Uh! Me.
[ Bats grunting ]
‐ How are you so strong? You have to get tired sometime!
Guh!
‐ Does anyone see Twig? ‐ Maybe he's over there, on Fur Mountain.
‐ Fur Mountain?
‐ Yeah, Fur Mountain. Everyone knows Fur Mountain!
BERRY: Yeah, Rocksy, Fur Mountain. Everyone knows Fur Mountain!
‐ Uh! ‐ Uh! Ah, I love Fur Mountain.
‐ Why do they call it "Fur Mountain"? ‐ No one knows.
‐ Yeah, no one knows, Rocksy.
‐ Hey, Twig! Well, he's not on Fur Mountain.
Looks like we're gonna have to go with plan B.
Replacing Twig.
[ root moaning ]
‐ Hey, this puddle of tears could be a clue.
‐ Let me see. Mm...
Yup. These are Twig's tears.
‐ Yeah. Definitely. Mm. Oh, yeah.
‐ Uh, what are you guys doing?
[ fleas hissing ]
Wait a second! Do you guys hear something?
‐ Ah! They're so tiny and gross!
‐ Hiss, hiss! Hiss‐hiss‐hiss‐hiss‐hiss! Hissing!
‐ Bro? ‐ Oh, hey, guys.
‐ Whoa.
‐ Ha‐ha, isn't it great? I finally took your advice.
‐ Dude! What happened to your skin? Where's your skin?
‐ Oh, it was taken by the sky mouth. ‐ Huh? What the...
Sky mouth!
[ whistles ]
‐ Over here, boy! ‐ What are you doing?
‐ No, no, it's fine. Check it out.
‐ Twig!
‐ It's okay, guys! It barely hurts at all!
‐ Okay, it's busy with the ruler, everyone can suck now!
‐ Ew! ‐ Ugh!
‐ No. Just no. ‐ Oh, here he comes, flee!
‐ Oh! ‐ Twig!
‐ Ow, bro! ‐ That's gotta hurt.
‐ Okay, let's get you outta here. ‐ They're stealing our ruler!
‐ That's not gonna happen. Form up!
♪
‐ Behold! ‐ The MegaFlea! Unhand our ruler!
Easy. I'm on the top, guys. Be careful.
‐ Hands off my little bro!
[ grunting ]
‐ Hey, hey, hey, everyone! Wait a minute! Uh! Now, Leaf, look.
You said I need to start thinking for myself, right?
‐ Uh, yeah. ‐ And to walk to the beat of my own drum.
And that the best place to find a helping hand
is at the end of my own arm?
‐ Well, I don't really remember saying that.
‐ Well, these little guys need the hand at the end of my arm.
So I am choosing to stay and help them.
[ Sven hisses ]
‐ Well, if that's how you feel. ‐ We'll miss you, Twig.
‐ Guess you really are striking out on your own.
‐ Thanks, guys. ‐ Best of luck, bro!
Come on, guys. Let's go.
[ sighs ]
‐ You made the right choice, ruler.
‐ Yeah, I'll miss them, but I can't leave you guys behind.
Especially not after you made me your new leader and everything.
‐ I keep telling you, you're our ruler.
I am leader, you are new ruler, there is old ruler.
‐ Oh. Seriously?
‐ Everything we do just makes this dog's fur dirtier.
‐ Like my mom always said: "If you can't clean it, shave it."
‐ What's that sound?
‐ W‐w‐what is that thing? Huh?
Hey, wait! W‐w‐what do you expect me to do?
‐ Just jam yourself in there and stop the blades.
‐ What? No! Ah!
‐ Ah! I don't think I can survive this. ‐ Oh, whatever, it's okay.
New rulers are a dime a dozen.
‐ Guys, look! I found a box of new, new rulers.
‐ Yeah, we will need that jacket back!
‐ Uh, I don't want this.
What would Leaf do? Or Rocksy or Berry! No, no! What would I do!
♪
[ crying ]
I don't wanna!
‐ Ach! Stop being such a baby! Uh! Huh?
[ panting ]
TWIG: Nya!
[ scream ]
‐ Aw, crud.
‐ There we go! All clean. That'll be 75 dollars, ma'am.
‐ What the...
Fluffers? What did you do to Fluffers? I'm not paying for this!
‐ Well, girls, another month not paying our rent.
[ groan ]
‐ And that is why Fur Mountain
still hasn't been fully explored to this day.
‐ Oh, wow. ‐ Hey, guys?
‐ Hey, Twig!
‐ What happened to your little vampire buddies?
‐ Oh, them? I'm not sure.
I think they perished on Fur Mountain or something.
‐ Like I've always said: "Fur Mountain brings nothing but trouble."
‐ Wait, you never said that.
‐ Fur Mountain brings nothing but trouble, Rocksy!
Duh.
♪