AXEL BOATER_1 BOATER_2 BOATER_3 BOEEY BOOEY GRIZZ ICE_BEAR NARRATOR PANDA NARRATOR Here come the Bears. Braving the dark, blustery night. Look at them. So heroic, so graceful, so... GRIZZ whoa ooof! ICE BEAR whoa ooof! PANDA whoa ooof! NARRATOR Never mind. GRIZZ Hey! Look at all those cool ships! PANDA Forget the ships, look at that thing! ICE BEAR It’s calling to Ice Bear’s soul. PANDA Bit of a glare. GRIZZ I feel drawn to the pretty light. Like a moth to the flame. BOOEY aye!! ‘Tis a beauty, she is!!! BOOEY If ye so desire, brave the banks, ascend the spiral stairs, take in and behold this bright instrument! GRIZZ Mhm. What?? PANDA I think that’s the lighthouse man’s way of inviting us up. GRIZZ oooohhhhh... Yes, please! BOOEY ‘Tis a tough climb for first timers, but I got ya haha! You can trust your ol’ pal Booey! Eheheheheh. GRIZZ Buoy? Like a floaty thing-y floating in the water? BOOEY More like boo! GRIZZ Eeeee!!! PANDA Eeeee!!! ICE BEAR Eeeee!!! GRIZZ Ah! PANDA Ah! ICE BEAR Ah! BOOEY Enough. Keep it movin’. BOOEY There you go. NOW, behold...the glow! GRIZZ Whoa! / So bright!! PANDA Whoa! / So bright!! GRIZZ Woooah! PANDA Woooah! ICE BEAR Woooah! AXEL BOOEY ‘Tis Axel! AXEL ICE BEAR Delightful. PANDA Such a cute little guy! GRIZZ Whoa. GRIZZ You are so cute, you are so cute! BOOEY I haven’t seen lil Axle this happy in half a dozen moons. GRIZZ I can’t imagine this lil homie being anything but happy! GRIZZ Just look at that glow! You’re the happiest!! BOOEY Keeping Axel happy is the whole job! GRIZZ Huh? PANDA Huh? ICE BEAR Huh? BOOEY If Axel is ever glum or ill-at-ease and the light fades, boats could crash on the rocks below. BOATER 2 Your light saves our butts every night Axel! BOATER 3 I love you, Axel! GRIZZ Who knew such a cute little guy could be so important! BOOEY aye!! BOEEY ‘Tis a blessed life. But ‘tis hard work for a geriatric Booey like meself. GRIZZ Well, what if we took over for you? PANDA Yes! And then we could live here with this adorable axel! ICE BEAR Ice Bear belongs in a lighthouse. It just feels right. BOOEY You three take over? That’s not a bad idea! GRIZZ yeah! PANDA yeah! ICE BEAR yeah! AXEL yeah! BOOEY Do ye wee bears think ye can handle following just a few instructions? PANDA Sure! We’re great at instructions! BOOEY Alrighty! I’ll just place this teenie manual right here... keys here and... BOOEY See yah! GRIZZ Maybe... speedy goodbyes are best? PANDA I’m sure he’s really gonna miss you. BOOEY sweet, blessed freedom!! haha! PANDA That makes it sound like he’s escaping something... bad? GRIZZ No way! It’s all good! We just gotta keep this lil guy happy! How hard could it be? GRIZZ Huh? Uhh I can’t read, but this... looks bad. ICE BEAR Ice Bear can confirm. It’s bad. GRIZZ Let’s go grab Booey and have him resume his post! ICE BEAR Aye aye, captain! PANDA Aye aye, captain! GRIZZ Uh... PANDA Uh... ICE BEAR Uh... GRIZZ That’s not good. BOATER 3 Not to be dramatic, but our lives kinda depend on that light! GRIZZ We cannot cause a shipwreck tonight! GRIZZ It’s okay little Axel dude. PANDA We’re here, we’re here. AXEL ICE BEAR Head rubs. Head scratches. AXEL BOATER 1 You’re the best, Axel!! PANDA Looks like we’re stuck pet sitting. GRIZZ Maybe it won’t be so bad? NARRATOR Later that night. ICE BEAR Work never stops. Need new toys. PANDA but those were new toys! PANDA We have plenty of new toys. Right, lil bro? AXEL GRIZZ Chowder time for Axel. GRIZZ Ughhhhh! BOATER 3 Let’s go this way into the darkness! GRIZZ We need that beacon of light back up! PANDA Hey, Axel! Look what I got here! PANDA They always make you happy! AXEL BOATER 3 Whoa close call! PANDA We’re gonna be this thing’s servants forever. ICE BEAR Ice Bear ready to ax... Axel. AXEL Huuuhrm???? ICE BEAR Uh, Ice Bear said nothing. PANDA At least he’s keeping himself entertained. Now we can take a break and play some games on my phone. PANDA Nooo! GRIZZ axel! what you did was bad! like, really bad, dude! PANDA Your bad behavior is next-level. ICE BEAR Mean-spirited. GRIZZ you’re a mean, selfish... bad axel! PANDA Oh great, another pity party. GRIZZ We can’t catch a break! ICE BEAR Horns sound much closer than before. PANDA too bad we don’t have a phone to call for help! GRIZZ We don’t need a phone! We just need Axel’s light. GRIZZ Come on, lil guy. GRIZZ We’re in real trouble, bros. We gotta get some kind of light going before those boats crash into a million splinters! ICE BEAR Ice Bear found something. GRIZZ Lil bro! You absolute genius! PANDA So once lil bro is done with all the finishing touches... GRIZZ All we need is one bolt of lightning. Then this baby will glow forever, and we'll be as good as gold. PANDA Woohoo! Axel-free light! GRIZZ Oh no! The lightning rod! PANDA Oh no! The lightning rod! ICE BEAR Oh no! The lightning rod! GRIZZ We’re running out of time! GRIZZ I need more help! PANDA We could be strong enough together! GRIZZ ahhhh! PANDA ahhhh! ICE BEAR ahhhh! GRIZZ ahhh!! hold tight, bros! we got this! BOATER 2 If there are rocks ahead, I don’t see em! It’s simply too dark! GRIZZ We gotta get back up and catch some lightning, fast! GRIZZ axel! noo! PANDA axel! noo! ICE BEAR axel! noo! GRIZZ Thanks Axel! Now any second, we’ll get a surge of— GRIZZ ahhhh! PANDA ahhhh! ICE BEAR ahhhh! AXEL ahhhh! GRIZZ Grizz here. I thought I’d check in to let you know that although things may look bad for us bears, rest assured the water gently breaks our fall and we make it safely to shore. Ok, enjoy the ending of this episode folks! GRIZZ Wait, Panda. Lil bro. Look! PANDA It worked! BOATER 1 thanks axel!! BOATER 2 thanks axel!! BOATER 3 thanks axel!! GRIZZ I guess you could say our plan was a bright idea. GRIZZ Hey, Axel. We said some pretty mean stuff back there. We just got a little frustrated with all the chores. We’re sorry. PANDA Especially after you pulled through and saved our baby bear butts! ICE BEAR Ice Bear apologizes also. AXEL I’m the sorry one! GRIZZ What?! PANDA What?! ICE BEAR What?! AXEL Being a professional beacon of light is tough! It’s lonely and-- I shouldn’t complain. It’s a good gig. I’m grateful. But have you ever worked a night job before? GRIZZ You can talk now? AXEL Huh. I guess I can! Maybe being struck by lightning rearranged some brain molecules or something. PANDA Maybe it made our brains smarter too! GRIZZ Yeah!! GRIZZ Anyway, Axel, you wanna go on another adventure with us? AXEL Actually, I’ve decided to go to business school! Take care, bears! Bye! PANDA Bye! NARRATOR The Bears were lost for a bit, but I’m glad they finally saw the light. NARRATOR See what I did? Oh, okay fine, I get it, stick to the script.