Free Willy Page #3

Well, Charlie's in school. . . .

Who's Charlie?

My boyfriend, Charlie.

Do you have a girlfriend?

-What makes you think l want one?

-Just guessing.

This isn't him.

Willy, right here.

-Sure it is.

-Willy's fin is flopped over.

That's what happens in captivity.

Why?

Nobody knows. Maybe they need

more room to really swim.

Then how come Mr. Dial

won't build Willy a bigger tank?

Because Dial treats

wild animals like a commodity.

What's that?

Just a big word Dial likes to use.

lt means that Dial won't build

Willy a bigger pool. . .

. . .unless he can make

more money off of him.

How'd you like to help me with that?

Sure.

Most orcas love to play and do tricks.

They like the stimulation.

Can he see me underwater?

Sure. He can hear you too,

from anywhere in the tank.

Now this, young man, is a target.

Willy's supposed to

respond to it, follow it.

When we work on tricks or behaviors,

we reward him with fish.

We're gonna see if we can get

Willy's nose to touch the target.

Move out there.

Doing great.

Thanks.

Thank him with a fish.

There you go.

He likes that fish.

Roll on over.

Orcas love to be touched, pet,

hugged, anything like that.

They love to have their tongues stroked.

Wait a minute. . .

. . .you want me to take my hand,

stick it in his mouth and rub his tongue?

Yeah, eventually.

l don't think so.

You'll learn to read him.

You'll be able to do it.

What's this?

Thought you'd want to know what we're

dealing with. My father gave it to me.

lt's Haida.

"Haida" is the name of my people.

so many fish in the water. . .

. . .my people only had to spend

one day a week gathering food.

Everybody ate like kings.

-What did they do the rest of the time?

-Carved and painted totems.

Made music, told stories, made babies.

Sounds good to me.

bSkaana./b

lt's the Haida word for "whale. "

Natsaclane was a Haida who lived

long before there were orca whales.

Hunting fish with the other warriors,

young Natsaclane lost his way.

While he was searching,

a fierce storm began.

Natsaclane couldn't find

shelter anywhere.

The otters came and took him deep

under the water where he'd be safe.

After the storm, Natsaclane

again searched for the braves.

But all he found was a huge log.

He began carving a great beast in the

log and tried carrying it to the ocean.

Finally he found water,

but it wasn't the ocean.

The great carving sank to the bottom

of this pool and disappeared.

Natsaclane sat and watched and waited,

saying a prayer he'd never heard before.

He kept saying this prayer.

lt was so weird.

He'd never heard it before.

lt really got crazy,

because the water started flying out. . .

. . .and all this commotion

started happening.

And out of the water came the carving.

lt wasn't a carving.

lt was a whale, like Willy.

He flew all the way

down to the ocean, like a bird. . .

. . .and Natsaclane, he went after him,

down to the beach. . .

. . .and he got on his back

and rode him all the way home.

-lsn't that cool?

-That's very cool.

-What is this?

-lt's an orca, like Willy.

Randolph gave it to me.

lt's from his tribe.

lt's beautiful.

Well, you get some rest.

Sweet dreams.

Hi, boy.

What's up?

Hi, buddy.

You like that?

You like that.

Gotcha!

Hey, kid. You took my fish!

l got your chocolate, buddy.

What's the matter?

What are you making

that awful noise for?

-What you got there?

-lt's a toy l made for Willy.

Big slap!

One more. Big slap, Willy!

Come on, buddy.

Come on, Willy!

Big circles, buddy, big circles!

Come here, boy.

Come on.

Come on, boy. Here we go.

There you go.

Hey, Jesse, what's up?

Annie. Dinner.

Terrific.

Hold on one second.

l need two sets of gaskets for that too.

Bring them in the morning.

Neat car.

Check it out.

You like that car?

That's a classic.

lt was the love of my life.

l spent a year and a half

getting that baby in primo condition.

Then l had to sell it.

Why?

The simple reason that you can't have

more than one love in your life.

You and Annie. . .

. . .ever fight?

Yeah, we schedule one

every other month or so.

Why?

Just asking.

-What's this?

-That's a picture of me and my mother.

Long time ago.

About your age there.

Where is she now?

She died. About two years ago.

Well, my mom's coming

to get me one of these days.

She is?

Not too long from now.

That's funny.

That's not what they said.

You don't believe me, do you?

lt's not that, l just was

under the impression that--

l don't care what they said!

They don't know anything!

My mom has some things to take care of,

then she's coming for me!

What happened?

-He wasn't at the park.

-He wasn't?

Maybe we should call Dwight.

lt's after 11.

l know what time it is!

l'm sorry.

Where have you been?

You weren't at the park. You're

supposed to tell us where you are.

Doesn't matter. You want

to dump me? Go ahead.

l'm not living here,

l'm staying here for a while.

How do you like that?

Just when you think you're starting

to get through, starting to make sense. . .

. . .starting to make a connection. . . .

He's scared, and he's pushing us away.

l'd like to push him out the door.

-Don't say things like that!

-Does it make you angry?

lt didn't help that you

used that tone of voice with him!

-He's driving me crazy!

-You know why you're angry?

You care for him. That scares you,

because he reminds you of yourself.

We did the best we could do.

lt doesn't have to be more than that.

-ls this another of your crusades?

-This is not a crusade!

We're talking about a human being!

Annie, l'm happy, just you and me.

Are you okay?

l just got scared.

What are you scared about?

l don't know.

l heard you guys fighting.

lt scared me.

Adults argue sometimes. . .

. . .but that doesn't mean

that anybody will get hurt.

l'd never hurt Annie.

Or you.

You should know that.

l know.

l see you opened your present.

Yeah, thanks.

Let's go outside and find the baseball.

What do you say?

Not gonna steal this one, kid.

l should charge you double.

There you go.

See you, kid.

This is from me to you.

There you go.

Got that with all my

pocket money. Enjoy.

What's up?

-What is that?

-lt's an orca.

-Awesome.

-Definitely awesome.

l'm going.

First Sacramento, then L.A.

Dayton and l are like. . .

business partners.

You can get in on it.

l can't do that right now.

Come on, man.

This is major stuff.

We're gonna be rich.

All right, fool, be that way.

Here.

This is where we're going.

lf you get the guts to go,

look me up.

Sure.

See you.

Hey, Willy.

You miss your family?

Well, my mom's a pain.

Couldn't take care of me.

Couldn't even take care of herself.

l haven't seen her since l was little.

But, you know, l still miss her.

Greenwoods are okay. They're okay.

You know, it's rough.

l'm nervous with them.

That's just the way it is.

Could be a lot worse.

Really.

You understand?

l'm sure you miss your family too.

l hope you find them one day.

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