Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Page #4

I'm tellin' you guys

there's something out there.

[ Whines ]

[ Hooting ]

[ Rumbling ]

What was that?

Uh, something's out there.

What do I do? What do I do?

- Stay right where you are.

- What is it?

- A moose, probably.

- Oh, a moose. What's a moose?

A big razor-toothed animal. Comes out at

night to eat the tails off smaller animals.

Yeow! Uh, uh, don't worry.

I'll-I'll protect you.

- Of course, mooses can't climb trees.

- [ Shadow ] Don't have to.

They can reach right up to the top.

You'll be safer on the ground with us.

Me, Sassy, sleep

in the dirt?

[ Loud Howling ]

[ Howling Continues ]

Well, look who's down

in the dirt with the dogs.

Morning, honey.

Ugh! Dog breath! Blech!

Up and at 'em, you two!

I've found our breakfast.

- Great. I hope it's garbage.

- No. Even better.

[ Sassy ] With you two

gourmets, I can just imagine.

- Fine. Stay here and diet.

- Are you calling me fat?

Of course not,

for a hippopotamus.

- Aaah! I meant to do that.

- Ha, ha! Serves you right.

There's one.

No, wait, there's one.

- Shadow, how'd you get one of these?

- Sassy.

Oh. Wait, there's-

- Sassy, help me out here, will ya? I'm starvin'.

- Say it first.

- Oh-

- Say it.!

Okay. Cats rule

and dogs drool.

- I can't hear you.

- Cats rule and dogs drool! Ya happy?

- Thank you, precious.

- You're welcome, cupcake.

La, la, la-la-la

Whoo!

- There you go.

- Hey, thanks.

Whoa, fish! Sit!

Hey, fish! Ho!

Whoa, here you go.!

Stop.! Sit.!

Stay, fish, stay.!

Roll over.!

- [ Groaning ]

- Hey, hey, scram! Get your own fish.

- Careful, pup.

- No. No. We didn't invite these guys.

Get outta here.! Buzz off,ya party

crashers.! Go steal some porridge.!

- [ Barking ]

- [ Growling ]

- Chance.

- [ Bears Growling ]

- [ Growling ]

- Wha-ha-ha!

You guys catch that?

I smoked 'em.

- I wouldn't be so cocky, Chance.

- Hey, whoa, whoa, time out.

Look, when Chance scares

somebody off, they be gone.

- Uh, Chance.

- Lousy punks. Think 'cause they're bigger than me...

they can steal my fish,

well, they ain't even that big.

- Chance, get away from there. [ Barks ]

- What... is this? Uh-

Gosh, you look hungry.

May I... recommend the trout?

[ Growling ]

Well, looks like we don't have any

choice but to go straight across.

[ Sassy ] Chance, when will you grow

up? That bear could've eaten you.

Do you realize how painful

that would've been... for the bear?

- Oh, go hawk up a hair ball.

- Oh, yeah, that hurt. Ooh!

[ Shadow ] Sassy, Chance, I'm sorry

but we're gonna have to cross here.

- There isn't a bridge here.

- [ Shadow ] Come on.

- I don't see any stepping-stones.

- Hey, wait up.

It's gentle here, Sassy.

You could swim across.

I don't have to swim.

I have a note.

It's fun to swim.

Come on, you'll like it.

Except for

the water part.

Come on, you two.

- Don't be such a sissy, Sassy.

- You know how to swim?

I happen to be

a champion dog paddler.

Banzai! Oh, that's cold!

- Oh, that's cold.

- It's easy, Sassy.

I prefer the dry look.

[ Meows ]

I think I shrank

in there!

[ Angry Meow ]

Please don't make that noise, Sassy.

I'll come back and swim beside you.

Don't bother. I'll find

my own way across.

The waterjust gets

worse further down.

Where is sh-

Sassy!

I can't believe what

they want me to do.

Just so they can have

the pleasure of my company?

[ Shadow ] She just doesn't want

to get wet. She can swim, she can.

She won't. She won't,

she won't, she won't.

She won't, she won't,

she won't, she won't.

She won't

Ah, this is more like it.

I'm so clever

I amaze myself.

Will ya look

at that?

- Cats rule and dogs drool

- [ Chance ]Jumpin'rocks.

- Typical cat move.

- Good girl, Sassy.

- [ Shadow ] You all right?

- Never better.

Never better!

Ooh! Ahh! Yes!

Well, good work.

- [ Crash ]

- Aah! Oh! Oh!

- I just had this coat cleaned.

- Sassy?

- Oh, help! Help!

- Sassy's in the river, Chance.

Shadow! Ugh! Oh!

Ugh! Oh!

[ Meows ]

- Hang on, Sassy!

- [ Coughing ]

[ Choking ]

[ Meow ]

Sassy, keep your head

above water!

Oh, Shadow-

Shadow, help me!

Help!

[ Gasping ]

Help me! Shadow!

[ Meows ]

Shadow, please!

Sassy, swim, swim hard.

Please... help!

[ Yowls ]

- Sassy! Sassy!

- Shadow-ohh!

[ Yowling, Screaming ]

[ Crying ]

Oh, no.

Did you find her?

Where is she?

I couldn't reach her,

but we've got to keep trying.

Hurry! Maybe she made it

to the other side.

I- I don't see her,

Shadow, do you?

No. It

swallowed her up.

I shouldn't have

made her come.

It's not your fault.

She wanted to come.

But it's

my responsibility.

I had a responsibility

to Sassy-

to love her

and protect her-

the same

as I have to you...

and to Peter.

And the same as you have

toJamie.

But... we didn't ask

for this job.

We didn't have to.

It's built in.

Has been ever since

the dawn of time...

when a few wild dogs took it upon

themselves to watch over man...

to bark

when he's in danger...

to run and play with him

when he's happy...

to nuzzle him

when he's lonely.

That's why they call us

man's best friend.

[ Chance ] Looking at him that night,

he seemed so wise... and ancient...

like the first dog

that ever walked the Earth.

I just hope that one day

I can be like him.

I'll miss you, Sassy.

[ Screeching ]

There you are.

Master of the sky.

You're the boss.

Well, now.

Third sighting

in four months.

Not bad.

Not bad at all.

What's that?

You poor thing.

How did you get

way out here?

Lemme see.

- [ Meow ]

- You're alive?

That-a-girl.

Get you all cleaned

up here now. Yeah.

- Shadow?

- What's a classy dame like you...

doin' way out here

in the sticks?

- [ Weakly ] Shadow.

- Some rest...

- Chance?

- some food...

- Shadow? Shadow.

- be all right.

[ Barking ]

You'll never catch anything

if you're not patient.

I can't help it. I'm starving.

[ Barks ]

I'm starving too,

but you have to be patient.

- [ Chance Barking ]

- Stop barking. You'll scare everything away.

- Don't move a muscle.

- I won't. I won't.

- And wait till I say go.

- Say what?

Go.!

No.!

[ Barking ]

There goes the bunny.

- [ Yelping ]

- There goes the pup.

[ Yelping ]

There goes breakfast.

Uh! I hate fast food.

- That's it, pup, you're on your own.

- I'm sorry.

- Give me a second chance.

- That was your second chance, Chance.

Give me a third chance.

Come on, please! I'm starvin'!

All right.

One last time.

How did Sassy do this?

I don't want it.

I don't want it.

I- I-I don't want it!

Sassy'd love

to see this.

Uh! Ah!

[ Whines ]

[ Sighs ]

Shadow?

Chance? Sassy?

Welcome home!

- Hey!

- Been watching for you all morning. How was it?

Oh, boy, that trail gets longer every

year. I need a nice soak in a hot tub.

- How'd the animals take to it?

- The horses?

No.

The dogs and cat.

What?

- You didn't take 'em with ya?

- You don't take pets on a stock drive.

That's what I thought,

but your note said you'd taken 'em.

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