Bee Movie Page #2

Adam:
Right.

(Barry and Adam are covered in some pollen that floated off of the Pollen Jocks)

Barry:
Look at that. That's more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime.

Adam:
It's just a status symbol. Bees make too much of it.

Barry:
Perhaps. Unless you're wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it.

(Barry waves at 2 girls standing a little away from them)

Adam:
Those ladies? Aren't they our cousins too?

Barry:
Distant. Distant.

Pollen Jock #1:
Look at these two.

Pollen Jock #2:
Couple of Hive Harrys.

Pollen Jock #1:
Let's have fun with them.

Girl Bee #1:
It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock.

Barry:
Yeah. Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom! He had a paw on my throat, and with the other, he was slapping me!

(Slaps Adam with his hand to represent his scenario)

Girl Bee #2:
Oh, my!

Barry:
I never thought I'd knock him out.

Girl Bee #1:
(Looking at Adam) What were you doing during this?

Adam:
Obviously I was trying to alert the authorities.

Barry:
I can autograph that.

(The pollen jocks walk up to Barry and Adam, they pretend that Barry and Adam really are pollen jocks.)

Pollen Jock #1:
A little gusty out there today, wasn't it, comrades?

Barry:
Yeah. Gusty.

Pollen Jock #1:
We're hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow.

Barry:
Six miles, huh?

Adam:
Barry!

Pollen Jock #2:
A puddle jump for us, but maybe you're not up for it.

Barry:
Maybe I am.

Adam:
You are not!

Pollen Jock #1:
We're going 0900 at J-Gate. What do you think, buzzy-boy? Are you bee enough?

Barry:
I might be. It all depends on what 0900 means.

(The scene cuts to Barry looking out on the hive-city from his balcony at night)

Martin:
Hey, Honex!

Barry:
Dad, you surprised me.

Martin:
You decide what you're interested in?

Barry:
Well, there's a lot of choices. But you only get one. Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day?

Martin:
Son, let me tell you about stirring. You grab that stick, and you just move it around, and you stir it around. You get yourself into a rhythm. It's a beautiful thing.

Barry:
You know, Dad, the more I think about it, maybe the honey field just isn't right for me.

Martin:
You were thinking of what, making balloon animals? That's a bad job for a guy with a stinger. Janet, your son's not sure he wants to go into honey!

Janet:
Barry, you are so funny sometimes.

Barry:
I'm not trying to be funny.

Martin:
You're not funny! You're going into honey. Our son, the stirrer!

Janet:
You're gonna be a stirrer?

Barry:
No one's listening to me!

Martin:
Wait till you see the sticks I have.

Barry:
I could say anything right now. I'm gonna get an ant tattoo!

(Barry's parents don't listen to him and continue to ramble on)

Martin:
Let's open some honey and celebrate!

Barry:
Maybe I'll pierce my thorax. Shave my antennae. Shack up with a grasshopper. Get a gold tooth and call everybody "dawg"!

Janet:
I'm so proud.

(The scene cuts to Barry and Adam waiting in line to get a job)

Adam:
We're starting work today!

Barry:
Today's the day.

Adam:
Come on! All the good jobs will be gone.

Barry:
Yeah, right.

Job Lister:
Pollen counting, stunt bee, pouring, stirrer, front desk, hair removal...

Bee in the front of the line: Is it still available?

Job Lister:
Hang on. Two left! One of them's yours! Congratulations! Step to the side.

Adam:
What'd you get?

Bee in the front of the line: Picking crud out. Stellar!

(He walks away)

Adam:
Wow!

Job Lister:
Couple of newbies?

Adam:
Yes, sir! Our first day! We are ready!

Job Lister:
Make your choice.

(Adam and Barry look up at the job board. There are hundreds of constantly changing panels that contain available or unavailable jobs. It looks very confusing)

Adam:
You want to go first?

Barry:
No, you go.

Adam:
Oh, my. What's available?

Job Lister:
Restroom attendant's open, not for the reason you think.

Adam:
Any chance of getting the Krelman?

Job Lister:
Sure, you're on.

(Puts the Krelman finger-hat on Adam's head)

(Suddenly the sign for Krelman closes out)

Job Lister:
I'm sorry, the Krelman just closed out.

(Takes Adam's hat off)

Job Lister:
Wax monkey's always open.

Adam:
The Krelman opened up again. What happened?

Job Lister:
A bee died. Makes an opening. See? He's dead. Another dead one. Deady. Deadified. Two more dead. Dead from the neck up. Dead from the neck down. That's life!

Adam:
Oh, this is so hard!

(Barry remembers what the Pollen Jock offered him and he flies off)

Adam:
Heating, cooling, stunt bee, pourer, stirrer, humming, inspector number seven, lint coordinator, stripe supervisor, mite wrangler. Barry, what do you think I should... Barry?

(Adam turns around and sees Barry flying away)

Adam:
Barry!

Pollen Jock #1:
All right, we've got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine...

Adam:
(Through phone) What happened to you? Where are you?

Barry:
I'm going out.

Adam:
Out? Out where?

Barry:
Out there.

Adam:
Oh, no!

Barry:
I have to, before I go to work for the rest of my life.

Adam:
You're gonna die! You're crazy!

(Barry hangs up)

Adam:
Hello?

Pollen Jock #2:
Another call coming in. If anyone's feeling brave, there's a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today.

Barry:
Hey, guys.

Pollen Jock #1:
Look at that.

Pollen Jock #2:
Isn't that the kid we saw yesterday?

Lou Lo Duva:
Hold it, son, flight deck's restricted.

Pollen Jock #1:
It's OK, Lou. We're gonna take him up.

(Puts hand on Barry's shoulder)

Lou Lo Duva:
(To Barry) Really? Feeling lucky, are you?

Bee with Clipboard: (To Barry) Sign here, here. Just initial that. Thank you.

Lou Lo Duva:
OK. You got a rain advisory today, and as you all know, bees cannot fly in rain. So be careful. As always, watch your brooms, hockey sticks, dogs, birds, bears and bats. Also, I got a couple of reports of root beer being poured on us. Murphy's in a home because of it, babbling like a cicada!

Barry:
That's awful.

Lou Lo Duva:
(Still talking through megaphone) And a reminder for you rookies, bee law number one, absolutely no talking to humans! All right, launch positions!

Pollen Jocks:
(The Pollen Jocks run into formation) Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!

Lou Lo Duva:
Black and yellow!

Pollen Jocks:
Hello!

Pollen Jock #1:
(To Barry)You ready for this, hot shot?

Barry:
Yeah. Yeah, bring it on.

Pollen Jocks:
Wind, check. Antennae, check. Nectar pack, check. Wings, check. Stinger, check.

Barry:
Scared out of my shorts, check.

Lou Lo Duva:
OK, ladies, let's move it out! Pound those petunias, you striped stem-suckers! All of you, drain those flowers!

(The pollen jocks fly out of the hive)

Barry:
Wow! I'm out! I can't believe I'm out! So blue. I feel so fast and free! Box kite!

(Barry flies through the kite)

Barry:
Wow! Flowers!

(A pollen jock puts on some high tech goggles that shows flowers similar to heat sink goggles.)

Pollen Jock:
This is Blue Leader. We have roses visual. Bring it around 30 degrees and hold. Roses!

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