Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove Page #2

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- That's a problem?

- Yeah, as a business model.

The idea is for our porpoise here

to swallow the ball.

The kid runs to his mom and hits her up

to pay for another round of putt-putt.

- It's very simple.

- Okay.

What I'll do is that

I'll have it spout water so high...

...it'll arc that way.

I'll have music playing.

- It'll have a rainbow effect.

GUS:
No, no rainbows.

Mansa, just a nice little spout.

Just, pff, a puff. That's it.

It'll be beautiful.

No, it'll be noon too,

and you gotta do your thing.

Can't Sifiso do that?

You know he doesn't fit the costume.

Work with me, Mansa.

Sorry. Thank you.

Hello, children.

I'm the whale crier of the San people.

And we had the ability to beckon whales

using horns made of kelp.

- Call them already.

- Yeah, we wanna see some whales.

GIRL:
Yeah.

WOMAN:
Come on.

[HORN SQUEALING]

Did you see that? I saw one.

- Where?

- Where?

There.

That's a bird diving.

Yeah. It saw the spout

and wants the whale's leftovers.

Boring.

Wait, wait.

You're not gonna win any Oscars

with that.

I'm not an actor. I'm a handyman.

But you're the one who told me

your people used to do this.

Mansa is from the Sand People.

No, no, no.

Sand People were from Star Wars.

- I'm from the San.

- That's what I said, Sand, Sand.

They used to blow these seaweed horns

and whales would come.

Incredible.

Then they'd club them to death.

People have to eat, Gus.

Heh, I know that.

- Can I get back to work now?

- Yeah.

But tomorrow, son,

a little more oomph, okay?

- It all happens right here in the lips.

- Okay.

[HORN BLOWING]

GUS:
Now, that's what I'm talking about.

See that?

Vibrate the lips.

Now can I call my dad?

GUS:

All right.

He wasn't there. I left a message.

He was with the doctor.

I gotta go into town

to pick up a few things.

You wanna come?

[ENGINE SPLUTTERING]

Come on.

Come on, come on.

Every time I let Mansa drive

this piece of junk, he breaks it.

Ever feel like you wanna put

everything you own in one big pile...

...and just light it on fire,

burn it down?

No.

But I can see why you would.

[ENGINE CONTINUES SPLUTTERING]

How did you end up

all the way down here anyway?

That's a long story.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, if we're gonna wait

for the car to fix itself...

After your grandmother and I divorced,

I looked at a map...

...found the point farthest from all the

people I knew at the time, said, "There"...

...sold everything I had and came here.

Just like that?

Just like that.

Took what little savings I had...

...and bought this dump.

MAN:

Take that one out there.

How come you didn't come back

for my mom's funeral?

That's another long story.

Come on.

[GRUNTING]

Hey.

- Whoa.

- Impressive, huh?

I used to be the only game in town

until this knucklehead moved in...

...stole all my business.

Speak of the devil.

Hey, Gus.

I feel so bad about that beating I gave you

at the poker table yesterday.

Oh. This must be your granddaughter.

I'll tell you what, girl.

I'll give you a ticket

if you wanna enjoy a real park.

Wouldn't go in there if you paid me.

ROLF:

Ouch.

Seems this little girl

has some of her grandpa's spunk.

And his good looks, you ugly sucker.

KIRRA:

Actually, does look kind of fun.

If you're into that sort of thing.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

GUS:
I better get moving

before we get rained on.

KIRRA:
Come on.

GUS:
Careful, watch your step, Kirra.

[DONKEY BRAYING]

KIRRA:

Come into the barn.

MANSA:
Push him, please.

GUS:
Hurry.

KIRRA:

Come on.

GUS:

Come on. Push him in.

KIRRA:

Hurry.

MANSA:

Get the little pig inside.

GUS:

Quick, quick. Over here.

Give me a hand.

- That's it. Yeah.

MANSA:
Push it from back there.

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[WHISTLING]

GUS:

Got any more bowls?

The pots are filling up.

Ah. Now you're talking.

Gee, sounds like it's raining in here.

- Because it is.

- Yeah.

More water for your swimming pool,

Engelbert.

Whew.

[KIRRA GIGGLES]

Good night, Engelbert.

GUS:

Sleep tight.

Good night.

[ANIMAL SNORTS]

Look at you.

Wow. Oh, my gosh.

SIFISO:

Whoa! How did he get in here?

He must've washed over this wall.

- And now he's trapped.

SIFISO:
Wow.

Look at his teeth.

- Do you think he bites?

- No, not people.

They're as friendly as dolphins.

And anyway, he's just a baby.

If Gus sees him, it's all over.

What do you mean?

You know those cartoons

when the characters see...

...dollar signs in their eyeballs?

Ka-ching, ka-ching.

You're right.

We have to get him out of here.

GUS:

Sifiso.

Why don't you and Mansa

take the big squeegee...

...and clear off the putt-putt area?

I'll meet you after my swim.

SIFISO:
Okay.

GUS:
Slow down, you little bugger.

SIFISO:
Go.

KIRRA:
Go away.

SIFISO:
Go, go.

KIRRA:
Go.

- Go. Shoo.

SIFISO:
Get- Get going.

- Go, go.

GUS:
Kirra.

Your dad called.

I told him you'd call right back.

Okay.

Jeez, like swimming in the East River.

Yeah, it looks disgusting.

This is as clean as it gets.

The storm waves flush this place out

like a big toilet.

[SQUEAKING]

GUS:

I'll be right there, Engelbert.

[SQUAWKS]

[WILLY WHISTLES]

- Did you hear that?

- Hear what?

That noise.

No.

Wait, wait, wait. Um...

I think that King George is sick.

You might wanna call a vet

or something.

He's half dead as it is.

Wouldn't do no good.

We have to say something.

Engelbert, come on, man. Dive in.

[SQUAWKS]

MANSA:

Gus. Gus, there's a shark.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

- Gus, get out of the water.

SIFISO:
Will you shut up?

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

- Keep it down, keep it down. Shh.

MANSA:
What?

It's not a shark. It's an orca.

MANSA:
Are you sure?

- It's an orca.

What a piece of junk.

Paid 25 bucks and look at them.

Water drops a few degrees

and they fog up.

What are you standing around for?

You need an invitation?

The grounds are into shambles.

We got customers coming.

That's a good idea. I love to clean up.

- Me too.

- Yeah, me too.

KIRRA:
It's fabulous.

- Come on, you prima donna.

[WATER SPLASHES]

Hold up.

You had to hear that.

You know, there's something in there.

Look at the ripples on the water.

Probably the wind.

No.

I saw something.

[LAUGHING]

Please, tell me

I'm not the only one who saw that.

Did you see that? Is that like a-

A porpoise or something?

Or a whale? Uh, maybe...

It's- It's- It's...

It's trapped.

Oh, ho!

My prayers have been answered.

I have no idea what I possibly

could've done to deserve this...

...but thank you.

Thank you. Whee, hee, hee, hee!

Oh, yes. Kids, we're rich.

- Ka-ching, ka-ching.

GUS:
We're in the money now.

We're rich. Yes, yes, yes.

GUS:

Mansa, we're running out of time.

Use that knot I taught you.

But Gus,

even if he does jump over this railing...

...how's he gonna make it

past all these rocks?

I'm not taking any chances.

How about we put him back

in the ocean?

Are you out of your gourd?

A real live orca washes in here

out of the blue, lands in my lap...

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