Sing Page #6

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Nana...!

Oh! Do not even think

of embracing me.

You got it.

Eddie, please show your Nana

to the royal box.

Oh, for heaven sakes,

I'm perfectly capable

of walking.

You nervous?

Are you kidding?

I'm absolutely terrified.

Boss.

That's his car, isn't it?

Right there.

Pull over.

Lapsang souchong,

courtesy of Mr. moo... moo...

Wonderful.

H-honey, honey, the show

is starting, all right?

I-i can't talk now.

I gotta go.

Of course I love you.

You think I'd buy you

diamond earrings if I didn't...

--Where is my money?

Okay, okay, listen, listen,

i just, uh...

I just maybe kind of, uh,

spent it all.

You know?

No, no, no, please,

please, wait!

I'll give you the money.

I'll-I'll get you...

I'll get you $100,000!

- Where are you

going to get that kind of money?

Moon! Okay?

Moon's got my money.

Who is this "moon"?

All creatures great and small,

welcome to the moon theater.

I am your host,

buster moon, and...

Okay.

Behold!

The very first stage

lit entirely by...

Squid power.

Yeah!

Beautiful work, guys.

Now just follow me on the beat.

And as you can see,

this is no ordinary theater.

This is a palace

of wonder and magic.

He's done it!

He's really done it, Nana!

Oh, goodness.

Now welcome

our first contestant.

Whoa.

Which one of you is moon?

Hey, hey, hey,

you can't just barge in here.

You know this guy?

-Mike?

-Right.

Mike here says

you got his money

and it's in that box.

No, no, no, no, no,

just hold on a moment here.

That's prize money,

and it's not Mike's

unless he wins it fair and...

-Give him the money!

-Okay, okay.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, take it.

The whole chest.

It's yours, okay?

All right here.

Open it.

Open it? I-i... no. Me?

Open it!

Okay, no, i-i...

I just don't...

I don't have the keys,

so maybe you can

come back later?

- Get out of the way!

No, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no.

- Wait!

Hey, hey, there you go.

Big guy with a bat.

Who needs keys, right?

All right, well, let...

Let's get this thing

squared up now.

What the...?

That's it?

That's all there is?

He lied.

-Moon lied to us all.

-Well, wait a second.

-I can explain. Okay?

-He's your problem, not me.

This is just a prop.

So, where's the $100,000?

- Hmm?

- You're kidding.

What's the big idea?

What a huge waste

of everyone's...

This... this was just...

Buster, look out!

I'm stuck!

Buster, it's falling!

Let go!

Whoa, whoa!

Hey!

Okay, okay, okay, steady, girl.

Steady...

No, no, no, no...!

Is everyone okay?

Nana!

I-i-I'm so sorry. I-i just...

No, no, no, no, no, don't...

Don't go!

Has anyone seen my glass eye?

Oh, it-it...

It's right here, miss crawly.

I've got it.

Look out!

No.

Oh, dad.

I'm so sorry.

--He must be dead.

--Oh, my gosh.

Mommy's here!

I'm standing

at the scene right now, Judy,

and I can tell you

it is a miracle

anyone survived

this unbelievable disaster.

Um, yeah,

buster moon certainly

brought down the house

once and for all today.

And, although Mr. moon has not

been available for questions,

unconfirmed reports suggest

- he was responsible

for building a water tank

that exploded

and flooded the building.

I've been told the 250 squid

who had been part

of moon's display

- are, in fact, employees...

-Eddie? -...Of three-star

restaurant les calmars...

- There's someone at the door.

...and that none of them

were harmed

- during the incident.

Whether they will be returning

to their usual work

is not yet...

Oh, no.

Mr. moon?

Come on, moon,

you can't just hide out

in your buddy's pool house.

Yeah, we just want to make sure

you're all right, that's all.

-Hey, Mr. moon.

-You okay?

Guys, look, i-i-I'm sorry

about what happened,

and-and the prize money and...

Oh, it's okay.

No, none of this is okay.

At least we're all in one piece.

Yeah, and you know what,

i bet we can find

some other place

to put the show on.

- Right?

- Yeah.

The show?

Guys, I'm done.

-Are you serious?

-What do you mean, done?

Come on!

Didn't you see this? Huh?

Look, it says

I'm a danger to society.

- What?

- Gah!

"A deluded, washed-up charlatan

who never had a hit

in his career."

Oh, come on,

you don't believe all that.

Yeah, I do.

Listen, you're not the only one

who lost something here.

- We all did.

- Ja!

I mean, I lost any chance

of ever speaking

to my dad again over this show.

- Sorry.

- Oh, Mr. moon, don't...

Ah, forget about it.

What is this?

I don't understand.

Come on,

let's get out of here.

Mr. moon?

Meena, please.

Um, i-i baked a cake for you

'cause, well,

i know you're sad right now

and probably afraid

to try again and...

Yeah, I am afraid.

I'm afraid that this...

This, me, right now,

this is who I am.

This is...

This is my lot for life--

that I'm not the guy

that my dad wanted me to be,

not by a million miles.

But-but you told me...

What? What? What did I say?

Well, you know,

"don't let fear stop you

from doing the thing you love."

Ah, come... th-that's just

a bunch of stupid, corny...

-No, it's not.

-What, y-you really believe

that you're gonna be a singer?

Well, yeah, maybe.

Well, then you're just

as big a fool as I am!

Look, kid.

You and me, we-we're both afraid

for good reason.

Right, 'cause deep down

we know...

...we just don't have

what it takes.

-Hey, buster.

-Hey, Eddie.

Man, where'd you go?

Are you okay?

Listen, could you meet me

at the corner

of dinsdale and lemington?

Now?

Yeah, please.

And could you, uh...

Could you bring me

a spare speedo?

Speedo?

Hey, miss crawly.

Oh, hello, Eddie.

Hey. Did you bring the speedo?

-The... oh, yeah, uh, here.

-Great.

- You're a real pal, Eddie.

Oh, our first customer.

Miss crawly, fill the bucket.

Be right with you, sir.

--Wait.

What are you doing?

The only other job I know.

Just glad my dad

isn't here to see this.

Miss crawly, if you would...

Thanks.

Well, gotta go to work.

Uh...

I'll see you around, Eddie.

Come on!

I ain't got all day!

Yeah, yeah...

- Ah, forget it.

Too slow, dude.

Whoa!

One moment, please, sir.

Well, you know the good thing

about hitting rock bottom?

There's only one way left to go,

and that's up.

Come on.

You wash, I'll dry.

Thank you, miss crawly.

Buster, where are you going?

I, uh...

Do you think you could sing

like that

in front of a real audience?

I don't know, but I want to try.

Good.

'Cause I want to see it.

We are? Seriously?

--Oh, my gosh! Okay.

Okay, yes, I'll be right over.

Hello?

Oh, hello, Mr. moon.

Some say

he's the worst showman

this city's ever seen.

Some say he's

a walking disaster.

A loose Cannon.

Well, tomorrow night,

the name buster moon

will go down

-in entertainment history

once and for all, -

as he and this bunch

of bumbling amateurs

attempt to restage the show

that brought down his theater.

Ah, don't you worry, Mike.

All is forgiven.

Just glad you're back

in one piece.

Oh, yeah, you're too kind,

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