A Stork's Journey Page #5

Oh...

Missed you, too, Oleg.

This... is the life.

"Indulge yourself in our luxury spa,

with 'all-you-can-heat'

sauna privileges,

as we near our destination of..."

Hey!

You'll never guess where

we're headed, tweethearts!

Africa!

You can join the other storks after all!

Ahem. Mm.

Huh? Oh...

"Other storks"?

Claudius was right.

You all were. I'm not a stork.

I'll never be one.

I'm just a sparrow.

You really love them, don't you?

Your storks.

Mm-hmm.

Then I say we show them

who you really are.

But... what if they don't want me?

There's only one way to find out.

Are... are you sure?

- Mm-hmm.

- Otherwise, I'll adopt!

Oh!

I just did a Gloria half-Gainer!

Come on, bird of paradise.

Let's find a place to sleep it off.

All right.

Hey, maybe there's a disco on this tub!

Hmm.

Storks! Prepare to land!

We can rest here until the heat passes.

Ahh, what a lovely death gulley!

But... there was water here last year!

I'm never wrong about these things!

The riverbed dried up.

Humans built another one

of their stupid dams.

I know some other water

holes around here.

I could show you, if you like.

Thank you, sir, but your

assistance is not required.

Hmm.

Yeah? Fine. Storks!

I'll go find water. Do not wander off.

You could've accepted his help.

He seemed nice.

Our flock can take care of itself.

I know what I'm doing.

Yeah... I can see that.

You will not speak to me

in this way, Max!

Stop it, will you?

I'm only being reasonable,

and doing what is best for all of us.

All of us? Really?

Even my little brother?!

- You just don't get it!

- Max!

Stay with the flock!

Go after him!

Max!

Big mean dummy.

Jerk.

It's a dangerous place!

I hate you!

Oh? Oh!

He-hello?

Who's there...

Max? My boy?

I can't believe we're in Tangier!

Africa!

Hot stuff! Ooh, baby!

Which way to the Great Lake, Olga?

Hm... let's see.

Richard!

You're that sparrow

who thinks he's a stork!

We have some good news for you.

- Your flock is nearby!

- Oh!

Just in!

They're, like, totally in trouble!

A-something about

the Flock Leader's son...

"Wax"?

Max!

That's the one!

He vanished without a trace.

- By the oasis.

- Oasis?

I need to get there now!

Er, maybe we could take him, darling.

- It's not that far.

- What?! Get offline?!

Did you catch a virus?

Come on! Hurry! Please!

We got to help him, snookums!

Hey! This is better than I remembered!

Come, my lovebird!

Never! I'll miss a personality quiz!

- Whoa!

- Trust me.

You don't want to miss this.

Everything's so... real!

- Hurry! To the oasis!

- Love!

Oh, well! There goes my vacation.

Oh, I wish I'd brought my sunglasses!

Max!

Max!

It's impossible!

If only that boy had listened to me...

- What are we going to do?

- I don't know what else...

Where is Max?!

Richard?

How... how can that be?

Mom! What happened to Max?

He ran away.

And... and we found his footsteps,

leading into this tunnel.

I tried everything,

but I couldn't get in.

Not good... Not good at all.

This is the entrance to the honey

badger's underground lair.

Honey badger doesn't

sound so bad, right?

Yeah! I'm gonna get Max out of there.

Oh, no!

The honey badger's the most

fearless predator of all.

Instant death is pretty much a given.

- Uh-huh? How would you know?

- Basic cable.

- Ah.

- Okay, I'm going in.

No! It's too dangerous for you...

We have no other choice!

You storks don't fit

through that entrance.

We're coming with you!

We'll show this badger

some honey, right, Kiki?

Right, Kiki?!

Remind me again why I'm signing

up for this kamikaze mission?

Because you tricked us and you feel bad.

Oh. Yeah. Count me in.

- Richard!

- What?!

Be careful. Please.

Hmm.

I'll guard the entrance!

Oh, this was a bad idea.

And I know bad ideas.

"Bad idea" is my middle name!

Shh!

I'm a disco-lover, not a badger-fighter!

Oh!

He must be this way.

Good. So let's go...

that way.

Okay, okay!

That's slightly creepy.

Is that... Max?

That look like bird bones to you?

How should I know? I'm vegan.

And I'm a meat-eater. Remember that.

So, ah, you guys give any more thought

to my "running away" idea?

Everyone, take a tunnel.

But be silent, okay?

That means you, Showtune.

- Hey!

- Shh!

Take your tunnel!

Can't we at least flip a coin?

Shake a tailfeather!

Well, at least I'll leave

a gorgeous corpse.

Max?

Max?

Hmm.

Mmm, hearty crunch.

With a delightfully gooey center.

Max?

Whoa!

Max!

Is he okay?

Phew!

- Get up, Max!

- Oh.

Oh? Little brother?

Oh! How did you... get here?

Shh! We've gotta get you out of here.

Where's Kiki?

Oh, great.

My dry-cleaning bill is

going to be astronomical!

I'm seeing double. Triple. Quadruple!

Running away! Running away!

- It's him!

- Ooops! Sorry.

Great.

This way out!

Which tunnel?

This one looks good!

Kiki!

I'm too colorful to die!

Oh!

Monsieur Honey Badger!

Huh?

There's a new me coming out

And I just had to live

And I wanna give

I'm completely positive

I think this time around

I am gonna do it

Like you never knew it

Ooh, I'll make it through

The time has come for me

To break out of this shell

I have to shout

I am coming out

Huh?

Olga, Kiki! Get Max out of here!

But what about you?

Just do it!

- Just my luck.

- A dead end?

Everybody, keep looking!

There must be another way to get in!

- Huh?

- Dad! Mom!

- We're here!

- Max!

Dig here!

Ahh! Beaks!

- Ah!

- Ouch!

Son! Oh!

I'm so sorry.

Dad! Richard's still in there.

No!

Ah!

Richard! Get out of there!

Don't you touch him, you beast!

- It's collapsing!

- That cave wasn't up to code!

Oh!

Here, honey bunny!

Looking for a tasty sparrow?

Oh!

Richard!

Where... where is he?

- Richard?

- Come on out!

Can you see him, Oleg?

Oh, no.

Huh?

Do you see what I see?

What?

Richard!

- Oh!

- It's Richard!

Yeah! Ha ha!

What?

Just in time, little brother.

Oh, you sure know

how to make an entrance.

Oh... I'll never let you go again!

How did you ever get here?

Everybody, these are my friends,

- Olga and Kiki...

- Ahem.

And Oleg.

I wouldn't be here

if it wasn't for them.

Enchant!

It was our pleasure, right, Oleg?

I owe you an apology, Richard.

I should have believed in you.

Sparrow or stork... you are my son.

I... I can be part of the family?

Nothing would make me prouder.

Mmm.

Aww!

Next stop, the Great Lake!

Richard...

would you lead us?

Really?! Me?

When you're ready, give the signal.

Hey, Richard?

South is that way!

Follow me!

Wait for us!

We're not all storks, you know!

Come on, everyone! Keep the pace!

Jeez, little brother!

Been training?

Ah...

Whoa! That must be it!

Yeah! The Great Lake!

Ooh! Now that's what I call

a deluxe resort!

Thanks, Oleg.

I couldn't have done it without you.

We did it. We really did it!

Woo-hoo!

Come on, guys! Yeah!

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