BIG_TOM BUBBLE BUBBLES BUBBLE_CHILDREN FERAL_BUBBLES GORILLA GRIZZ ICE_BEAR NARRATOR PANDA UNICA NARRATOR This place looks pretty nice. But I hope our Bears don’t have to be like, landscape workers here. Because this lawn would take forever to mow. PANDA Where do you think we are? GRIZZ Ah yes! Grassland! Just as I imagined. PANDA Grass... great. GRIZZ The climate is temperate. And the soil! GRIZZ Perfect for cultivation. PANDA How do you know all this Grizz? GRIZZ I’m something of a geography -- expert! PANDA Whoaaaa. PANDA Oo! I’m an expert too y’know. At uh... crafts! PANDA Snip snip snip! ICE BEAR Ice Bear is expert ballet dancer. ICE BEAR Ice Bear actually not expert ballet dancer. Just moderately skilled ballet dancer. PANDA That’s okay lil’ bro. I’m not really a crafts expert. GRIZZ And I’m no geography expert. GRIZZ It sure would be great to be experts at something. GRIZZ Hey! A bubble! PANDA Hold still bubble. I wanna get a pic of ya. GRIZZ Ohhhh! ICE BEAR Ohhhh! PANDA Whaaa... UNICA Welcome... to the bubble fields! GRIZZ Unica! PANDA Unica! ICE BEAR Unica! UNICA Fancy seeing you guys here. GRIZZ What is this place Unica? UNICA We are at the bubble fields! Home of the roundest creature in the world. Roundus bubbelus. UNICA I’ve been studying them and their ecosystem. UNICA I’ve become something of an expert. GRIZZ Expeeeert. PANDA Expeeeert. ICE BEAR Expeeeert. PANDA can we be expert bubble-ologists too? GRIZZ And get one of them sweet pins. UNICA I don’t mean to burst your bubble- UNICA But it takes a lot of hard work to be an expert. UNICA I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know the bubbles and their way of life. To be experts you’ll have to study them like me. PANDA Do we have to study that guy too? UNICA Just stick with me and you’ll get those expert pins in no time! GRIZZ yeah! PANDA yeah! ICE BEAR yeah! UNICA one last thing. their ecosystem is very delicate. we cannot interfere. GRIZZ Why not? UNICA Even the smallest change in a complex system can have huge unpredictable effects. GRIZZ We hear ya loud and clear Unica! UNICA Let’s go be bubbleologists baby! BUBBLE Put em up! UNICA Who can tell me about the bubbles’ dietary habits. GRIZZ Ooo, me! Me! They eat grass and leaves. PANDA And plant-based burgers! ICE BEAR Ice Bear confirms. UNICA You boys really know your stuff! GRIZZ Would you say we’re... experts? Hm hm? UNICA Almost. UNICA hey, any y’all thirsty? i’ll go grab us some bubble tea. GRIZZ At least we’re on our way to being expert bubble-ologists. GRIZZ What was that?! PANDA What was that?! ICE BEAR What was that?! GRIZZ Look! BUBBLES Oof! GRIZZ wait, nooo! it’s too pointy. PANDA There there little guy. BIG TOM Whoaaaa! GRIZZ AHHH! We gotta get rid of these bushes. PANDA Wait! Unica said we can’t interfere. Because of the delicate ecosystem stuff! GRIZZ If we don’t do something there’s not gonna BE an ecosystem. PANDA But should we be meddling with the laws of nature?? GRIZZ real experts would fix this problem! PANDA Mmmm. PANDA Okay! Let’s do it before I get more bubble guts on my face. PANDA You’re safe now round ones! ICE BEAR There, there, precious spheres of air. PANDA Haha, look how many there are! BUBBLES “cha cha cha cha cha cha!” GRIZZ Was there always this many? UNICA Bears! We got a problem! The bubbles have overpopulated. Their lifespan has somehow expanded! GRIZZ Isn’t that a good thing? UNICA no! Too many bubbles will lead to depleted resources and an eventual extinction. Any ideas why this is happening? GRIZZ Nooooooo? BUBBLE Yay! UNICA Okay, Okay. Ah, I’ll have to do some research. I’ll be in my study den. GRIZZ I thought she was getting us bubble tea- PANDA Grizz! We need to tell Unica! We’re in over our heads! GRIZZ If we tell Unica then we can kiss those expert pins goodbye... and we’ll be losers... forever... ICE BEAR Ice Bear will do anything for a shiny pin. PANDA Okay, I’m back on board. GRIZZ so, some bubbles do need to pop so they don’t overpopulate. and we got rid of the spikes that popped them... PANDA What if we just plop some sharp stuff on the ground? GRIZZ Yes! That’ll set things right for sure! PANDA Everything is spikey again! GRIZZ Yup! All better! ICE BEAR Bubbles are popping by the dozen. GRIZZ Scram bubbles! PANDA Get back! UNICA Guys? GRIZZ Hehehe.... Hi Unica... UNICA Something’s not right. First the bubbles were overpopulating. Now they’re on the verge of extinction! BUBBLE CHILDREN Father! Ah! UNICA if only i knew what or who was to blame... then i could kick, their, butt. GRIZZ It was great talking Unica. Maybe you should go back to researching, we’ll look after the bubbles okay, goodnight love you. UNICA Uh okay- GRIZZ We got this! We’re expert bubble boys! ICE BEAR Ice Bear thinks we should blow new bubbles. PANDA That’s actually a pretty good idea! GRIZZ Yes! We just need some uh, soapy water. GRIZZ hmmm... PANDA hmmm... ICE BEAR hmmm... PANDA Oh, this bath water stinks! GRIZZ I’m gonna give it a shot anyway. GRIZZ Hold on to your butts! PANDA Huh. This looks... not right. GRIZZ Bubbles are bubbles. They’re round. They’re... bubble-y. GRIZZ Good thing there’s only one? PANDA EEEP! UNICA That’s a giantus bubblesaurus. It went extinct millions of years ago! GORILLA FERAL BUBBLES GORILLA Hm? PANDA run!!!! run! PANDA We’re surrounded by feral bubbles. UNICA I’m sorry guys. I thought I was an expert, but I don’t know anything! GRIZZ unica, you are an expert! we’re the ones who messed things up. we cut down the thorn bushes, we caused the depopulation, we brought back the prehistoric bubbles! PANDA We should’ve come to you from the start. UNICA I’m glad you guys are feeling remorse and all that but I still have no idea what to do. GRIZZ We might not be bubble experts but we are Unica experts. You got this! PANDA think unica! GRIZZ ahh! FERAL BUBBLES Huh? UNICA Hi-yah! UNICA Take these! GRIZZ finally! UNICA No, not to wear! PANDA Ugh. GRIZZ/ICE BEAR Ohhh! GRIZZ I think we got rid of them! BUBBLE Weee! UNICA I guess you could say this ecosystem is no longer in uh heh... bubble jeopardy. UNICA eh? eh?! PANDA Anyway... We should give these back. GRIZZ We’re not experts at anything. UNICA Don’t look so glum. You may not be expert bubble-ologists but you are... UNICA Cool dudes! GRIZZ whoaa! PANDA whoaa! ICE BEAR whoaa! GRIZZ thanks unica! and you should know. after all, you are out, standing, in your field! UNICA My jokes were just as good as that one. NARRATOR I can’t believe the Bears nearly wiped out an entire species. BIG TOM Yee-hehe-haw! NARRATOR Wild. Anyway, till next time!