Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (2017) - full transcript

When Apollo, a cricket saltimbanque the big heart, arrives at the village of small animals, he does not delay to disrupt the life of the Kingdom, on the eve of the jubilee of the Queen. Resulted in a conspiracy fomented by Huguette ..

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

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(RAIN PATTERING)

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(GENTLE MUSIC)

(TINKLING)

(WATER SPLASHING)



(GENTLE MUSIC)

(HUMMING)

Huh?

(HUMMING)

(GASPS)

Shh.

Oh wait!

Don't be afraid!

(CRIES OUT)
(THUDS)

Ouch.

It's just that I love that song.

Huh?

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)



(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Ah!

(LIGHT MUSIC)

(DRIPPING)

(SLURPING)

(CLINKING)

Huh?

(GRUMBLING)

(GRUNTING)

For later.

Mmm.

(GULPING)

Mmm-mmm.

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)

(VOICES LAUGHING AND CHEERING)

Hmm.

Good night, Apollo.

Sweet dreams, old buddy.

(BLOWING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(POPPING)

(GROANING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

(SQUEAKING)

Hey!

Wha?

Sorry!

This is occupied!

(HUMMING)

(SIGHING)

What's wrong, Your Serenity?

Your hive is magnificent,

your loving people are
organizing

a grandiose celebration.

So?

You're right, Larry.

And you know how much I love you
all too.

It's just that sometimes
I'd just like to be an

ordinary little bug.

Come on!

You know it well, Your Majesty.

Solitude is a queen's jewellery.

Our majesty.

My queen.

Come now, dearest louse,

we have work to do.

(BUZZING)

(THUDDING)

Good morning, Your Majesty!

Hello, everyone.

My queen, my queen,
the buds are opening.

Very well, send a team.

Right away, Your Majesty.

Could you sign these
orders, Your Majesty?

Right, right.

Please remember to tell the
foraging

bees to focus on the
rose bush this morning.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This wall needs to be
finished as soon as possible.

Good work!

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Look, Larry! The fresh honey!

Hello everyone.

Good morning your majesty.

Good morning!

Great job.

Now start extracting the royal
jelly.

Right away, Queen Marguerite!

How's the celebration coming
along?

Fantastic!

There are still a few things to
do,

but we will be ready.

Queen Marguerite!

We need you in the nursery.

Don't worry.

A little drop of royal jelly

will make everything better.

Coochy-coochy,
Coochy-coochy-coo!

Oh! (CHUCKLING)

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)

(SIGHING)

(CLEARING THROAT) Your Majesty?

Huh, yes, what is it?

This is the official harvest
report.

Bush number one has been
processed.

Bush number two has been
processed.

Bush number three has been
processed,

bush number four has been
processed,

bush number five has been
processed,

bush number six has been
processed,

bush number seven has been
processed,

bush number eight has been
processed,

bush number nine has been
processed,

bush number 10 has been
processed.

Hi, Lily!

Hi!

They're setting up the boats!

3, 2, 1.

Cheater!

Last one there has to
sleep in the hornet's nest!

I won!

Yeah!

I won, I won!

Flying is cheating!

No, it's not!

Yes, it is!

No, it's not!

Yes, it,

Look, what's that?

BEE: Should we wake him up?

BEE: No, stop!

Yes!

Hey!

(GASPING)

Hello, boys!

Good morning, sir.

Who are you?

Who am I?

A magician!

Maja-cuididai!

Wow!

Get your rose water!

Huh?

And...

ta-da!

Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

Stop right there!

No, no (THUDDING)

Oh, Kids,

I've told you a million times,
do not

talk to strangers.

Um, Mr Benny, who's
the funny looking man?

Well, hello Mr Benny.

Apollo Cricket at your service.

Right.

How do you do, sir?

Well, sorry, but we're extremely
busy.

Come on kids, off you go.

Go on, we have a lot to prepare
for

the Queen's jubilee!

Can I, can I, can I
help with the garlands?

BEE: Yeah, me too!

Please, Mr Benny?
(LAUGHING)

The Queen's jubilee?

Come on, Apollo.

Its show time!

(WHISTLING)

Mmm, that looks good!

No, Bartley, you have to wait.

Preparations are almost
finished.

Oh, that's very pretty, Lily.

Thank you, Betty.

(GASPING) Hey!

Hmph, the Queen's Jubilee!

This is all well and good
for the hillbilly bugs.

Ladies and gentlebugs,

(CARNIVAL MUSIC)

put down your trays and hammers

for a minute,

the show's about to begin.

Come one, come all!

Sweet creatures of the garden!

Funny little bugs of all shapes.

Bush number 77 has been
processed.

Is that a show?

What is going on now?

I must see it!

Come on, Your Majesty!

This is unacceptable!

You're supposed to stay indoors.

Come and discover today's new
talent.

Prepare to be dazed and amazed.

An artist as gifted as he is.

Another traveling performer.

You know him, you love him.

Here he is, Apollo the
Wonder-cricket!

Who's that traveller?

BEE: A vagabond cricket.

BEE: I never heard of that
guy.

And now that I've captured
the audience's attention,

let the show begin!

(KOOKY MUSIC)

(CHUCKLING)

(CROWD OOHING)

Hey, funny man!

Can you please take your
circus at somewhere else?

Look at him!

I've never seen a cricket like
that.

Who's that clown?

I smell trouble.

(SNICKERING)

Trouble, trouble.

(SNICKERING)

(CRASHING)

Look at this mess.

Please, forgive me!

I don't know what happened.

I'm terribly sorry.

Hey, listen, bozo.

Why don't you go and see how
green the

grass is on the other side?

Look at the mess he made!

Do you want to ruin the Queen's
jubilee?

Right!

Hit the road, cricket!

We've had enough of you already.

Wait!

Don't leave before I pass the
hat!

Please!

Go on, scram!

Arrivederci!

Ciao, you parasite!

Bohemian!

Freegroats!

He didn't sound that bad.

Your Majesty!

Are you joking?

Don't you see the mess he
just made in the garden?

Oh, if I could just go out I
would know!

Do you realize that I'm not
allowed to

help with the preparation,

or go out as I please?

Think of it this way:

to us you are the sun and the
stars.

The heart of this garden.

You're luminescent.

You're too precious.

Ha, so precious that it
must cost me my freedom?

This rule that says the queen
can't

leave the hive except on her
birthday,

isn't it absurd?

I know, Your Highness,
but that's our tradition.

Was it not to shake
up tradition a little

that I decided to appoint
someone like you

and take you under my wing,

my loveable louse?

That's true.

You chose me over another
bee, your cousin Wendy,

who, by the way, was not
particularly

pleased about it.

She's always been very jealous.

You look like you need a hand.

Oh, how nice of you, miss.

Betty, Betty Bee.

Thank you, Miss Betty.

You know, you shouldn't
judge them too harshly.

People here aren't used to
seeing...

Strangers?

Don't worry, I'm used to that.

No, it's not about that.

I meant, everyone's really busy

preparing for Queen Marguerite's
jubilee.

Ah, I wish I could have
played for her jubilee.

This is for you.

How very kind of you.

It's...

It's just that...

Betty!

Betty come on!

We need you to start
hanging the decorations!

I'm sorry, I have to go.

Are you gonna be OK?

No problem, Miss Betty.

Nothing ever bugs me.

(GASPING) huh?

Hello there.

Um, hi!

I'm Wendy Wasp.

You know, I absolutely loved
your show.

Oh, you did, really?

Well that makes one of you!

Of course!

You're very talented.

You know, people in this village
have

no appreciation for artists.

Listen, I'll make you a deal:

I want to prepare a little
surprise

for the Queen's jubilee,

but for that I'd need you to
draw her

away from the hive.

A surprise?

What kind of surprise?

Something special, so she
doesn't feel

so lonely all the time.

Really?

How do you know all this?

Well, I'm her cousin, you see.

Oh, I don't know.

I'm only a stranger here.

Suit yourself, cricket.

That's too bad.

You could have become the
official palace singer.

You could have settled down
here,

made a home in this garden.

But if you're not interested...

A home?

Wait!

Miss Wendy, I'm in!

You've got a deal!

Great.

I'm sure she's going to love
you.

Come with me, I'll tell you
where

to find the queen tonight.

No one knows this,

but sometimes the queen leaves
her

palace in secret.

Work day's over!

Come on, guys!

Everybody home!

(GRUNTING)

I beg of you, Your Highness,

don't go out again tonight!

You know I need it, my dear
Larry.

But what for?

I need to get away.

Even if it's only for an hour!

It's so cold out there!

To be surrounded by nature,

in the sleeping garden.

Scary!

With the stars above me...

Dark!

Beautiful!

Alone!

- You understand?
- You understand?

Oh.

Boo!

Are you afraid of the Pest?

What about the drooling bat

with bloodshot eyes?

It could swallow you whole!

Calm down!

Another bee would just take my
place.

That day will come eventually
anyway.

My word!

She's not even joking!

Phoebe?

Phoebe!

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)

Wendy told me to turn left

after the bridge and...

Hmm.

That's not the queen!

That's the little beggar

from the village.

(HUMMING)

♪ When my sweetheart seems to
far ♪

♪ I wish upon a star ♪

♪ je vois la vie en rose ♪

Sorry, I didn't want to startle
you

but I love that old song

and you have such a pretty
voice.

Thank you.

I saw you at the village last
night.

You were singing on the bridge.

Yes, that was me.

And you?

What are you doing here?

Well, I'm not sure any more.

I was looking for the queen.

Have you seen her?

No, why?

Too bad.

That's all right, I just
wanted

to meet her.

The queen?

Nobody gets to meet the queen.

She's way too busy and
essential.

Why do you want to meet her
anyway?

Oh, you really want to know?

Wait, I'll show you!

Apollo Cricket!

The greatest music hall
star there ever was!

Apollo toured the palaces of
Europe

and the biggest concert
halls in the world!

I was the king in my field.

Well.

I played the Paris Opera Hive!

Bugland, Carnabee Hall.

The Beetlepolitan.

The Bugno Café.

The Vegetable Square Garden!

Ah yes.

(GIGGLING)

MAN: Boo, get off the lily
pad!

Get out of here!

And then, one day, I lost
everything.

So here I am.

A travelling performer

without a troupe, without an
audience.

But now, I have a hope in my
heart.

The queen?

I would be so happy
to play for her jubilee.

But I don't think that's going
to happen.

Just my luck.

If only I could have met her.

But I know, she's so important.

So busy, she's the queen!

Yes, of course,

she has to care about everybody
here.

She has so much responsibility.

Exactly.

I understand why she has no time

for a loser like me.

(GIGGLING)

You said you lost everything.

What happened?

Oh, that is a really long
story.

Anyway, enough about me.

You didn't even tell me your
name.

I'm...

I'm Marguerite.

So, Marguerite, what brings
you here?

Oh, that's a long story.

(KOOKY MUSIC)

(SNORING)

Goodnight, guys!

Huh?

(BUZZING)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

PESTS: We are the Pests!

It's bad we do best!

We are the Pests!

It's bad we do best!

We sleep all day.

At night we play.

We'll steal your stuff.

And fly away.

You'd better hide

Because tonight we ride.

Boo! (LAUGHING)

We are the Pests, the best of
the pests!

(BOOMING)

ALL: All night we plunder and
fight,

and fill your night with fear
and fright!

We are the Pests,

the best of the pests!

Blitz on the garden.

(SQUEAKING)

Hey, boss,

I feel ready for another raid
tonight.

Chill the bug out, Daddy Boom.

WENDY: Hello, Sphinx.

Wendy!

To what do we owe the
displeasure?

Watch your mouth, grandpa!

Easy, General Helium.

Tell me, Sphinx, my old friend,

I see you're still looting
around

like a bunch of pirates.

It must be really sad for you
and your uh,

(CHUCKLING) merry bugs.

So what?

You've been dangling a grand
scheme

in front of us for months,

but it still hasn't put any
honey

in our pockets.

Funny you should say that.

An impromptu arrival has just
given us

the last piece of the puzzle.

If our agreement still stands,

we're moving tonight.

We'll hold our end of the
bargain

and in exchange, you'll deliver
us a

full load of honey.

Let's shake on it.

Yeah, let's not and say we
did.

Out of my way, squirt!

Are you looking for a fight?

(SCREECHING)
(GASPING)

Helium!

The Vampire's on the prowl.

Mickey, Daddy Boom, Incognito!

Let's move.

Quick!

Make a wish!

You see those stars on the left?

That's the constellation of the
bee.

See?

(GIGGLING) Yes, I can see it
now.

And look over there!

This is the constellation

of the troubadour.

Oh yeah!

Good eye, Marguerite!

You know, next to it,
there's the constellation

of the little beggar.

Two wanderers among the stars.

Actually...

the one right next to the
troubadour

is the constellation of
Marguerite, the Queen Bee.

The Queen Bee?

Queen Marguerite!

Woah!

Your Majesty, Your Grace!

If I had only known...

I messed up again.

Once more, I am so sorry, I...

Sorry for what?

For having been sweet and kind?

Don't worry.

You're not from here, but you're
a

credit to our village.

Just one thing:

no one can know you saw me here.

That will be our secret.

Do you understand?

Of course.

You have my word, Your Majesty.

Would you sing that
song we like, for me?

Oh, I don't know... I...

Don't sing for the queen,

sing for the little beggar.

♪ When my sweetheart seems so
far ♪

♪ I wish upon a star ♪

♪ Je vois la vie en rose ♪

Come with me.

I know exactly where to go.

♪ Then the beauty of the song ♪

♪ Reminds us we belong ♪

♪ Together in our souls ♪

♪ Oh the sun and moon both know


♪ Such love can only grow ♪

♪ Je vois la vie en rose ♪

It's such a beautiful song.

Beautiful, yes.

But not as beautiful as you are.

♪ And when we dance ♪

♪ It's like flight, it's like
light ♪

♪ And when she smiles
I'm alive, such delight ♪

(LIGHT MUSIC)

(GIGGLING)

Oh, Apollo, this place is
wonderful.

My hive seems even more
beautiful than ever.

(SIGHING)

I wish I could just enjoy it.

Queen Marguerite, I
think we should head back.

Come on, Apollo,

I've never seen my garden
in a more beautiful light.

And look at that moon.

It's a real honey moon.

Those golden reflections...

that light is magic, isn't it?

Oh yes, the moon.

Let me pluck it from the sky for
you.

A teardrop from heaven.

And now...

magic!

Magic acridiadai!

(LAUGHING)

(CACKLING)

What a great show, cricket!

So sweet!

(LAUGHING)

The Pests.

What are you doing here?

Thanks for delivering the
package.

We'll take it from here,
cricket.

Wait, what?

- Apollo?
- Me?

Was this a trap?

Of course not, Marguerite!

I've never met these people.

I don't know...

(SCREECHING)

Holy antennae!

The vampire!

Marguerite!

MARGUERITE: Help!

Help me!

Marguerite!

Over here, you bad bat!

I didn't mean that!

You misunderstood!

(GRUNTING)

That is one crazy cricket!

Ouch!

(SNARLING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm not going, I'm going.

I'm not going, I'm going.

I'm not going, I'm not
going, I'm not going.

I don't believe it.

Okay, I'm going.

"The queen has gone to Lovers'
Corner

"and I think she's in danger."

The Queen!

The Queen is in danger!

The queen!

You, follow me!

To the watering can!

I mean now!

Apollo?

Apollo?

There you are.

Boys, this lady here is worth
her

weight in honey.

(LAUGHING)

No, help, please.

Help me!

Help!

Help!

Marguerite?

Your Majesty?

Your Majesty,

are you?

Oh no!

Marguerite!

Oh, Marguerite.

Mm?

Hmmm.

Wendy!

It's horrible, horrible!

Queen Marguerite has
disappeared!

Disappeared?

Really?

It was a nightmare.

There was a gang of scary pests

and worst of all a huge vampire.

What on earth are you talking
about?

There he is!

That's him!

That is him!

The stray roach!

We've got him!

What?

Where is our queen, stranger?

Answer me!

This is all a
misunderstanding.

Wendy, please, you must tell
him!

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

What have you done?

Me?

I haven't done anything!

I'm innocent!

Sphinx Moth, why?

How could you?

It's very simple, Your
Majesty.

Thanks to you we'll soon get
more money

than we've ever had before.

A mountain of gold!

Got to feed my men, you know.

(SOMBER MUSIC)

You plan on holding me for
ransom?

Let's say I accepted
a business proposition.

I knew you were a
thief, but a kidnapper?

You know you're just as bad as
the bats.

That's enough.

Look at my wing.

The bat did that.

That monster was never one of
us.

Every time we venture outside to
feed,

we risk life, limb and wing.

We never had a choice.

We do what we can to survive.

But we could have found a
solution.

You sweet little day bugs have
always

shunned us nocturnal creatures.

Because you're always
robbing and bullying us.

But we can still change things.

Can we jam her now?

Jam, jam!

No, Nicky.

Incognito, lock her in the
dungeon.

Yes, Boss!

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Hey, where are you going?

I'm a forager.

I'm going to forage.

But which flower?

Where are we supposed to go this
morning?

That's a good question.

The queen didn't tell us
anything today.

And where is the queen anyway?

(SCREAMING)

Has anybody seen the queen?

Hey, Bartley!

You know what happened?

What's going on?

I heard the vampire scream in
the night.

What's going on?

The queen has gone missing.

We're looking all over for her.

We've got him!

Don't look any further, my
friends.

We have the guilty party.

He masterminded the whole thing.

Apollo, You?

I've done nothing wrong!

Please believe me!

I'm innocent!

Where's our queen, cricket?

Is she even alive?

For all we know the queen

has been devoured by the
vampire.

Or handed over to the Pests!

Down with the stranger!

CROWD: Down with the
stranger!

Down with the stranger!

Down with the stranger!

Friends, calm down!

He's innocent until proven
guilty!

I saw him by the watering can.

There were footprints

and in his hand he had...

This!

ALL: Huh?

Oh, I mean this!

(GASPING)

Boo!

Go back to where you came
from!

Shame! Shame!

Get out of here, foreigner!

BEE: Down with the stranger!

Down with the stranger!

Down with the stranger!

Cricket bad!

Bad old cricket!

Get out of here!

(CHUCKLING)

General Helium, now is the
time.

Yes, my Queen.

Friends, calm down.

Luckily, Wendy captured the
stranger,

otherwise he would have
left the garden already.

What?

No, no, no, no, you're mistaken!

Wendy, you're the one who...

Wendy? What?

You took advantage of our
trusting

and welcoming nature.

The guilty cricket shall be
punished.

He will be given as an
offering to the vampire.

The, the, the what?

Let me out!

I'm innocent!

I was framed!

If you're really a magician,

do the great escape trick!

(LAUGHING)

You're so funny.

Wait, wait, wait...

you hear that?

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Dear friends, everything
leads us to believe that

our beloved Marguerite
might never return home.

No!

And as you know,

the hive cannot remain without a
leader.

I'll be your new queen

until further notice.

(GASPING)

I'm declaring a curfew as of
tonight.

The honey bees must
pledge allegiance to us

and keep the hive running.

Those who refuse will
be immediately banished.

What, the queen?

- Shh.
- Imprisoned or squashed.

And finally, the jubilee garden
party

will be replaced by a grand wasp
ball

to celebrate my coronation.

You may leave now.

WASP: Hey, the new
queen told you to leave.

Go on, back to work.

I don't think I'm gonna like
this.

Yes, well I don't think we
have much

of a choice.

Well then, let's go save the
hive.

Louse! Come here!

(SNORING)

(LAUGHING)

If my memory serves me
right, it's around here.

The most precious treasure
in the whole garden

and whoever controls the
royal jelly controls the hive.

(CACKLING)

Who's there?

We're here to make a deposit.

Honey, so much honey!

I hope it's the amount we agreed
on.

What do you mean?

You don't trust us?

Calm down, Verminator.

Mickey's young and restless.

He still has to learn that
he can trust a good traitor.

Now, what did you call me?

Enough!

You have your reward, Sphinx,

now take me to her.

(GASPING)

Wendy!

Oh, I'm so happy you found me!

Hmmm, what a delightful place.

A bit damp, maybe,

but isn't that exactly
what you wished for?

To be just another ordinary
little bug?

You, you're with them?

Why?

We've known each other forever.

Yes, we did grow up together,

but then you cast me away

because I was just a wasp.

Wendy...

Admit it!

I never wanted you to feel
rejected,

but you do know that only a bee

can run a beehive?

Well, we'll see about that.

I will soon be crowned

and I shall reign over the hive.

Your little garden will become a
royal

jelly making machine

and I'll be the most powerful
queen ever!

No, you don't understand!

Being queen means you
have to protect the garden

and every single one of its
inhabitants.

If you unsettle it, you'll run
our

garden to the ground.

The whole village knows that.

They'll never obey you.

That's right.

You haven't heard the news.

You've been assassinated, dear.

What?

But don't you worry about a
thing.

That vagabond cricket will be
punished

for that horrible crime.

Apollo?

You'd better forget about him.

Oh no!

Forever.

Wendy!

Oh and Sphinx, tomorrow you
will bring

me the queen's head.

What?

That was never part of our deal.

Winter is coming, Sphinx.

You wouldn't want me to deprive
you

of our honey, would you?

(GRUMBLING)

Then we agree.

See you tomorrow, Sphinx.

This deal is getting worse all
the time.

Go on!

Work harder, you lazy bees!

This is the life!

We should have done this a long
time ago.

Back to work!

WASP: Faster!

(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHING)
(GLASSES CLINKING)

Marguerite.

Apollo.

♪ When my sweetheart seems to
far ♪

♪ I wish upon a star ♪

♪ Je vois la vie en rose ♪

(HUMMING)

Well Apollo, is that all?

Yes, it is.

Did you really think
your life could change,

just because of...

love?

♪ Then the beauty of the song ♪

♪ reminds me we belong ♪

♪ together in our souls ♪

♪ And when we dance it's like
flight ♪

♪ it's like light ♪

♪ And when he smiles I'm alive ♪

♪ such delight ♪

Love!

You know what I like best
about that blade, Boss?

It's that we never use it,

and I hope we never will.

Give me that!

She told you to kill me,
didn't she?

I understand.

You want to protect your own,
Sphinx Moth,

but if you follow Wendy and her
madness,

the garden will die.

You and your men will no longer

be able to live there.

We've got no other choice.

We always have a choice,
Sphinx.

Not enough portraits of me
around here.

That needs to change, pronto!

Wendy, we had a problem.

The tank's not filling up fast
enough

and the honey quality is
decreasing.

Don't worry,

I know an excellent motivational
tool.

Tell the bees they must
double their efforts.

If they don't, all their
precious babies

will be abandoned at the
far end of the garden

by this time tomorrow!

And if some of them keep
resisting,

they will face the same
punishment

as that annoying cricket.

(CACKLING)

What?

So the queen is alive?

And you think Wendy is behind
all this?

Yes.

She's made a secret pact with
the Pests.

BOTH: (gasping) Unbelievable!

But far from surprising.

This is a disaster.

We must save our queen.

That's our only hope.

If we bring Marguerite back,

the whole village will know
Wendy's lying.

And the queen will reclaim her
throne.

Great but, how do we do it?

Do you think kidnappers
release their prisoners

just because you ask them to,

as in, "Hey guys, we're
here to pick up the queen".

Well, we could try.

Maybe we could fly there.

Right, and end up being
gobbled up by the vampire?

Might as well put up a big neon
sign:

Free Food! Free Food!

You're right.

We have to...

(KNOCKING)

BEES: Larry?

We need to stop Wendy!

The crown has gone to her head.

She's not even thinking
straight!

She's enslaving the worker bees

and threatening the babies!

If she keeps going the hive will
die

and the whole garden with it!

We've no time to lose!

Fiona and Bartley stay here

and keep an eye on things.

Larry and Phoebe, you're with
me.

We'll free Apollo and find the
lair.

Here, a little gift of my own
invention.

You might find it useful.

It's a sword!

Yes, yes!

This is so cool.

My friends, tonight
we're saving our queen.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

(LAUGHING)

(SNORING)

- (BAT SCREECHING)
- Huh?

Who goes there?

Quick! Run!

Well done!

It worked!

Now let's free our friend.

Psst, don't be afraid, it's me,
Betty!

Oh! Wait!

Miss Betty, I'm innocent!

Wendy framed me!

I know, don't worry.

Phoebe explained everything.

There's one thing you need to
know:

the queen is alive!

Marguerite, alive?

Oh, thank you!

Thank you!

Ouch!

Come on, Apollo, we need to
move fast.

Where are we going?

To save Marguerite!

To save our garden!

Hey, wait up!

You want to attack the Pests?

Yes.

With your help we can do it.

My help?

Oh, don't worry, Apollo.

We can do this.

I can't do anything for you.

I'm sorry, Betty.

I'm the one who doomed the
garden.

If I hadn't taken the
queen to Lover's Corner,

if I hadn't shown off for her

the way I did...

It's not your fault, Apollo,
we've all

been played by Wendy.

No.

I know I'm to blame for
everything, once again.

What do you mean, once again?

Does it have anything
to do with that poster?

What?

The crickets on that poster.

What happened to them?

You know, all gardens are not

as welcoming to artists.

There's even one where
music is strictly forbidden.

One day, I convinced my brothers

to go perform there

with our troupe, The Magic Band.

But it all went wrong.

They set fire to our stage.

WOMAN: You have no right to
be here!

MAN: Down with crickets!

WOMAN: Get out!

MAN: Crickets have six legs!

WOMAN: Get out!

I understand, Apollo.

You know, I missed my old family
too.

But Queen Marguerite took me in,

even though I was from a
different hive.

I'm sorry, Apollo.

I was wrong about you.

Our garden needs people like
you.

We'll never replace your
brothers,

but from now on you won't
ever be alone, I promise.

Here, take it.

You're worthy of it.

Right!

Come on!

We have a queen to save.

Take the candelabras out of
storage

and deck all the tables in
black.

We'll use mother's silverware.

The venom carafes to dip our
stingers

will go over there.

Don't forget the bouquets.

Let me check the guest list.

The Grand Cross of the Hemlock,

the Order of the Golden Wasps'
Nest.

(CLEARING THROAT) Wendy, I
just heard

that several villagers have
fled.

What? Who dared?

The little bee who lives by
herself

down in the village.

She tricked the guards
and freed the cricket.

That cricket!

And that nasty little honey bee.

How is it even possible?

Well now, we won't let ourselves

be distracted by such minor
annoyances.

My ball will be the
most grandiose one ever.

Nothing like their
pathetic little jubilees.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(SNORING)

We're in!

OK, let's go find Marguerite

very quietly.

(GROWLING)

(GASPING)

It's a shame but sometimes you
have to

make the hard choice

and live with the consequences.

(MARGUERITE SCREAMING)

Marguerite!

Come with me.

We need to have a little chat.

I knew you'd make the right
decision.

Hands off my queen, Sphinx
Moth

or I'll give you a taste of...

Apollo?

The cricket's alive?

Apollo!

Marguerite, I'm so sorry!

I didn't know it would end like
this!

Wendy used me!

I know, Apollo, don't worry.

Fear not, Your Majesty,

I will protect you against this
rascal.

Apollo, about that...

No, leave it too me,
Marguerite,

this pirate will soon be a
distant memory.

Ready you knave?

Attack, parry, attack,

parry, attack, the fly, the fly

attack, little step, attack,
feint,

sidestep, sidestep, principal
feint,

the splits, attack,

frog style, frog style, frog
style!

Marguerite?

APOLLO: Pas de bourré, pas de
bourré,

little steps, little steps.

Sorry.

Apollo, could I just say?

Just a sec, dearest,

I'm getting ready for my secret
thrust!

Ha-ha, the magic!

Whoah!

Nice move!

Didn't even see it coming.

Apollo!

Apollo are you all right?

Apollo?

Apollo, can you hear me?

Marguerite.

Glad to see you too, Phoebe.

Hello.

What's going on here?

It's all right, Apollo.

Sphinx Moth has decided to help
us.

Oh, Marguerite, My Queen!

I'm so happy to see you again.

So am I, Apollo,

I thought I had lost you
forever.

Here, cricket, have a drink!

You'll feel better.

Don't just stand there,

come and sit with us!

Oh, all right.

Thank you, sir.

Call me Boom, my young friend.

Daddy Boom.

So, I can't j-j-jab him any
more then?

No, don't you understand
anything?

Leave him alone.

So, what are you going
to do now, Marguerite?

We need to take back the hive
tonight.

We have no other choice.

Wendy is over-exploiting the
garden.

She's draining its resources.

And if she harms the babies

there won't be anyone to
pollinate the flowers,

which means no more harvest,
no more royal jelly.

The hive will die and so will
the garden.

Even Wendy will have to leave.

Everything will fall
into ruin and despair.

It will be the end of the
world.

I know it seems impossible,

but we have to do something.

She's right!

Let's go!

All right, Apollo!

We're with you all the
way, Queen Marguerite.

We're gonna save the garden!

Thank you my dear friends.

Those little bugs are totally
nuts!

But they're as brave as can
be.

Yeah, that's for sure.

Well, Boss?

Queen Marguerite, we need the
garden

just as much as you do.

And we can't let anyone say the
Pests

walked away from a good fight!

PESTS: Yeah!

We love a good fight!

Great speech, Boss!

D-d-d-definitely right!

Then it's settled.

If Your Majesty agrees,

we'll fight by your side!

(CHUCKLING) All right then.

Day bugs and night bugs
will fight side by side.

EVERYONE: Yeah!

All right, all right!

That's all well and good

but we still need a battle plan.

Sphinx Moth is right.

Priority number one is
to rescue the babies

from Wendy's grasp.

Hey! Are these beauties yours?

They're mine!

Old campaign memories.

But we never planned on
using those against you!

I saved them for sentimental
reasons.

We'll be able to create a
diversion,

but I have to say we're badly
outnumbered.

Tell me, Sphinx,

would you happen to know
where that bat hides?

Ah, of course I do.

My friends, I believe I have a
plan.

Please, come in.

Welcome!

Hey you nurse!

Don't just stand there where
the guests can see you.

Go take care of the babies.

Come on! Quick!

And you, lousy Louse.

Where have you been?

Go and wait on the guests.

Finally, a grand wasp ball in
the hive.

That Wendy is a real
honey-digger.

Say, I wonder,

where is the Queen of the Ball?

She's getting ready.

She'll be down soon.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Impressive, isn't she?

That monster is horrible.

Let's not get her upset, all
right?

Well, I'll leave you to it.

Can I jab her now?

Not now.

Calm down.

We have to wait for the signal.

Here we go!

Incognito, Buddy,

you want to do the honours?

Sir! Yes, sir!

Oh there you are.

Is everything ready?

Yes, everybody's waiting for
you.

I like to make an entrance.

What about the buffet?

Served.

The crown?

Displayed.

And my head?

Oh you look wonderful.

That makeup really suits

your graceful features.

Not my head, you idiot,

the queen's head!

Did the Sphinx bring it?

Um... well, I mean, no.

Not exactly.

You... what is that?

Oh!

Oh!

Helium, that's beautiful!

I love it.

Did you do that for me?

Sure I did.

(CROWD OOHING AND AAHING)

This way, ladies and
gentlemen.

Don't miss the fireworks.

Hey, guys!

You're missing a great show.

Come on out!

Come on, my friends!

It's time for action.

Betty?

Let's take the babies to
safety.

Follow me!

Let's go, girls.

Get the babies.

(FIREWORKS BOOMING)

That was the signal.

OK then, let's go.

- Can I jab her now?
- Shh.

- Yeah, but can I jab?
- Shh.

- Jab her now?
- Shh.

- Jab her?
- Shh.

- Jab, jab, jab?
- Shh, shh, shh!

OK, fine!

Wake up!

Ha-ha!

Oh, boy, oh boy, oh boy!

OK, steady!

Okay, steady, nice bat!

Yeah, go left!

No, your other left.

No, go down!

That's one crazy cricket.

Coming from you, I
know that's a compliment.

It's all right,

I think she's starting to like
me.

Turn around!

It's working!

I meant to do that!

Oops! So what do we do now?

We might need to find a new
cricket.

There we go!

It wasn't that hard, was it?

Yes, who's my good girl?

Yes.

And now, let's move out, to the
hive!

Yee-ha!

Should we follow him?

Hahaha, of course we should
follow him!

Come on!

(FIREWORKS BOOMING)
(CROWD CHATTERING)

The coast is clear.

Oh, will you look at that!

What?

Guards!

Can't we at least wait
for the grand finale?

No, you idiot!

Look!

They're taking their brats out
of here!

Guards! Guards!

Everyone, after them!

Betty, all the babies
are out of harm's way.

Soldiers!

Take no prisoners!

Party's over, you microbes!

In the name of the Hive!

Not one more step!

(LAUGHING)

Squash them!

It's going to be a real drama!

I know.

This is so much fun!(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHING)

(BAT SCREECHING)

That's Apollo!

He did it!

The cricket?

Impossible!

We are the Pests!

It's bad we do best!

We sleep all day, by night we
play

We'll steal your stuff

and fly away!

You'd better hide,

because tonight we ride!

We are the best, and we aint'
pests!

(TENSE MUSIC)

Now, Boss?

Can I jab them?

Oh yes Mickey!

J-jab now!

Now you can jab them all!

Listen, my bug friends,

you've been lied to!

Queen Marguerite is alive!

The Wasp Ball is over!

Now it's time for the Vampire
Ball.

What?

(SCREAMING)

Sorry, ladies, the hive is
closed.

I'm sorry, what?

What was that?

I can't hear you!

Now, onto the real job.

Gentlemen, would you be so kind

as to give me back the crown,

of which I am the one and only
guardian?

Oh, so we'll have to do it the
hard way.

(GRUNTING)

(LAUGHING)

Yeah!

Haha!

Oooh ah!

Aa, yoom!

Tink! (CHUCKLING)

(BASHING)

There you are, you big bully!

Now it's between you and me.

(WEAPONS CLANGING)

My army!

Call in reinforcements!

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

Brave soldiers of the hive,

let's show them what we're made
of!

Yeah!

These bees are a real
buzz-kill.

Somebody help!

(CLANKING)

(CLANGING)

(WEAPONS CLANGING)

You're getting too old
for this type of thing.

(HUFFING)

Is that all you've got, Grandpa?

(CLANGING)

Now, where were we?

Oh yes, I was about

to give the final blow.

So, it's that all you've got,
kid?

This isn't over yet.

Take that.

No!

No,

No!

It's over, Wendy.

You? But how?

Call yourself queen all you
want

but you don't know half
the secrets of the hive.

It's time to surrender.

Do you think I'll be captured
so easily?

Do we have a plan B?

Uh... no.

(LAUGHING)

When you want something done
right,

you have to do it yourself.

(MARGUERITE SCREAMING)

Marguerite!

Don't let go of me!

Will you stop your wacko
dance?

No, no!

Apollo!

Marguerite, save yourself!

I'll take care of her.

Your reign of terror ends now,
Wendy.

That's what you think,
cricket.

No, I really mean it.

I will squash you!

Attack, parry, attack, parry

attack, the fly, the fly,

little step, little step,
attack,

feint, bicycle step,

splits, the fly,

pas de bourré, pas de bourré!

You're really starting to bug
me.

I'll take that as a
compliment.

Enough!

Let's finish this.

(FAST PACED BLUEGRASS MUSIC)

You filthy cricket!

Will you stop?

Not bad.

It's a shame there's no ball
after all.

No!

Apollo!

Marguerite! Run!

Wendy! Please!

Don't do this, you don't have to
be...

A wasp?

Is that what you wanted to say?

An outcast that cannot be
trusted?

Kept away from the hive?

I know you've always felt
rejected.

I made mistakes.

I learned that these last few
days

with the Pests.

All little bugs should live
together.

There's still time to change.

No! It's too late!

The hive is mine!

Wendy, no!

Oh no, Apollo!

Apollo!

I'm all right, my Queen!

Well, for the moment.

All right, cricket,

any last words?

Dinner is served?

(BAT SCREECHING)

WENDY: No! Ugh!

Yeah! That's my girl!

Let go of me, you mangy beast!

No!

No, please!

No!

Untie me, come on, untie me.

No, wait, may I?

This one's mine.

We have a little score to
settle.

We can talk about this.

No, not the grand finale!

Not that!

(SCREAMING)

(BOOMING)

This is so beautiful.

Yes, beautiful.

(LARRY CLEARING THROAT)

(REGAL MUSIC)

Huh?

(CROWD CHEERING)

(WHISTLING)

WOMAN: We love you, Queen
Marguerite!

Queen, we love you!

Life in the garden will
finally return to normal.

You can rule the hive again.

Well, to be frank, my loveable
louse,

I think that I have other
plans for the near future.

A nice long trip maybe?

What? Really?

You want to hand over the crown?

Why not?

I want to see the world

and I want to tend to
my own private garden.

There's only one problem:

if our beloved queen no longer
wants

to be queen,

then who shall take her
place on the throne?

Oh, don't worry.

I think we've already found

the perfect candidate, haven't
we?

What?

Me? (GASPING)

So there we are, children.

That's the story of how I became
Queen.

And how our beautiful garden
found

peace and harmony again.

But, but..

But Queen Betty, what about
Marguerite and Apollo?

What happened to them?

Hmm, that, my dear
children, is another story.

♪ Oh, the sun and moon both know


♪ Such love can only grow ♪

♪ Je vois la vie en rose ♪

♪ And when we dance it's like
flight ♪

♪ it's like light ♪

♪ And when she smiles I'm alive


♪ such delight ♪

♪ Feel the magic in the air ♪

♪ enchantment everywhere ♪

♪ La vie en rose ♪

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