True Heart Page #2

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No, I don't think so!

Yum. Plenty of protein.

Go for it, Dr. Moreau.

Why are you in such a good mood?

Is your fat keeping you going?

Hardly. I hope Golden Feet eats you.

Mom probably thinks we're dead by now.

They're probably looking down

on hundreds of miles of forest, thinking:

"We should've been nicer to them.

"We should've asked them

if we could get married."

I can't believe we're in a forest

surrounded by bears and poachers...

...and all you can think about

is how bad Mom and Dick feel.

It's cheering me up.

Come! I find fish!

Sushi.

I wonder what his secret is.

I mean he's obviously got a past.

I wonder if he lives with people.

I don't know.

I know he's some kind of Indian, though.

Native American.

You think they call them that

when they're from Canada?

I don't know. Mom would...

You come now! Come quick!

Why'd she do it, Sam?

Why did she marry him?

I don't know. She was lonely, I guess.

Dad was never around the house, anyway.

I'd rather have no time with Daddy

than all the time in the world with Dick.

That's not an option, is it?

Now why don't you get over it?

Why don't you worry about

something besides yourself for once?

Fine! Why don't you just go live

happily ever after?

You're so concerned with

getting along with everyone...

...you can't tell the difference

between a real father and an impostor!

Come on! Grow up, Bonnie!

You grow up, you collaborator!

- What's your problem?

- Your attitude!

Stop!

You waste time.

You care for mother, father,

you go Black Rock.

He's not our father. He's our stepfather.

Yeah. Our real father died.

Mother remarried another man.

So.

You not like him.

You want kill him?

No! I mean, I don't want to kill him.

Maybe maim him.

Why? You not like him.

It's against the law.

You know, like, civilization?

Besides, I don't think

it'd make Mom very happy.

Why you not happy for her?

You miss father. Good.

Not sad.

Father here.

Everywhere.

Besides, we still got each other, right?

- What's that?

- Poachers.

Tripwire.

Gone one day. Four, five men.

No!

Please...

Are you okay?

Long time...

...I have wife.

She quick, like fox.

She wise, like one who knows.

One day...

...she looking for...

Grow from old trees.

Mushrooms.

Hunter see her.

Hunt her.

But she too quick.

She know forest.

But they trap her.

They not take her.

She have knife...

So.

Sam! Khonanesta, help!

Get away from him!

No, Bonnie, stay back!

No!

- He's going to drown!

- Don't worry! I catch him!

Help!

Please! Hurry!

Hang on! We're coming!

Please!

Bonnie, hurry up!

Help!

Bonnie, hurry!

Hurry!

Sam, over here!

Go get his rope! Lt's in his bag!

Hurry!

Khonanesta, hang on!

Bonnie, hurry up!

Okay!

Belay me, like in rock climbing!

Use the tree!

Okay!

- Now hold it tight!

- Okay, I got it!

Here!

Khonanesta, I'm coming! Hold on!

Sam, be careful!

Hold on!

You okay?

Okay, I got you. Trust me.

Okay, pull, Bonnie!

Thank you.

Come, you old friend, you.

What's that?

Makes men not tired.

Maybe it's like ginseng.

It tastes like licorice.

No.

- But they're just like the ones you gave us.

- No, these ones bad.

You see spots? And this?

We go now.

Not much more.

Great. Rain.

No rain. Listen.

Birds not sing for storm.

Yeah? How'd you learn that?

Many teachers. Sky teach.

Rainbow in morning, rain.

Afternoon, no rain.

You see?

Lichen on north only.

Sun teach, too.

South, winter...

...north in summer.

But Honey Paw best teacher.

He teaches man to swim, climb...

...dig, even make bed in winter,

but, most important...

...Grandfather hears all.

You speak, he hears.

If I say I do this and not do...

...he knows.

He has true heart.

You find wood like this. Bring many.

Dead ones or alive ones?

Not matter.

Good.

Now...

...you bring cedar.

Good.

I go for food.

You're going hunting?

Can I go?

Don't worry about me. Go hunt.

I'll gather.

Really, it'll be okay.

I promise I won't run away.

Don't worry.

She has a mean whistle if anybody comes.

Show him, Bonnie.

You stay.

What do people gather?

So what are we looking for?

Look.

Come on, shoot it.

Why shoot?

Why?

What are we doing here?

Never shoot wolf.

Go away, friend.

He not know better.

See this? This good.

How about these seeds?

Thank you, friend.

It's like circle.

Bird feed us.

When we die, we feed world that feed bird.

You sound just like my mom.

My mom's a biologist.

She studies plants

and animals and people...

...but my father...

You miss him?

Yeah.

He was a scientist, too.

I think you would've liked him.

You like new man?

I don't know. He's all right, I guess.

He's pretty smart.

I know one thing for sure,

Bonnie doesn't like him...

...and I just try to be nice to him

for my mom's sake.

But...

...sometimes, I just feel that I...

I think now we go try fish.

What am I doing?

Please. I don't want to hurt you.

I want to help you.

You must know. True heart.

Please.

You're never going to believe it.

Khonanesta showed me

how to fish the way bears do...

...and we saw another bear trap,

so we're still in poacher territory.

He came.

Who came?

He was here, the Kodiak.

Are you sure it was him?

Lt was him, believe me.

I talked to him like you said.

He kicked up a lot of water,

but he didn't hurt me.

"Who's is it?

"He who goes.

"Who finds it?

"He who is lost."

Lt's a place...

...Khootsini.

If bad men come, you help him.

Help Grandfather.

What's Khootsini? Where's that?

Is that where the bear goes?

He's losing it.

I don't know.

Maybe it's a riddle or something.

Come. We go. Quick. Come!

What?

We overslept.

- Hurry!

- Okay, I'm coming.

- Come, quick!

- I'm starving.

No time. Eat later.

- My gosh, it's a helicopter!

- Flag it down!

No! They will see you! No!

Down here!

Down here! Down here! Over here!

Come back! No, children, wait!

Not worry. Only scratch. Quick! You go!

Come on!

Go get them! I'll get the old man!

No, stay down.

Hello, little chickens.

Khonanesta!

Johnny!

Where the hell is he?

Right there!

Did you see him?

Take George and go after him.

Louie, watch my back, for Christ's sake.

Did you get him?

Clear out.

Go. Just go.

Come. Quick.

Hurry!

Look, Khonanesta, I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Not your fault.

I not know they so close.

But I don't understand.

Why do they want to kill us?

They have no spirit.

Grandfather bring much money.

Wait. What about Mom and Dad?

Are they in danger

if they go to the plane crash?

You're right. What if they walk into a trap?

- We've gotta warn them.

- But we go Black Rock. Radio there.

Yeah, but what if they go

to the plane first?

- The poachers might be there.

- No, Khonanesta's right.

We should just get to Black Rock.

Dick can call

the Department of Fish and Wildlife...

No. No people.

People bad.

People aren't bad.

Some people care.

Dick cares.

You trust him?

In this, yes.

You take.

Now what?

I don't know.

Let's go find out.

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