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Eraser: Ah... oh-h... hello? Strange but wise monkey? {A flock of birds takes off and startles him again. He climbs up on a rock; then he hears a weird grunting roar, and sees a bulky shape rushing in his direction. He tumbles off the rock and rushes blindly through the grass as the ominous roaring sound pursues him.} Oh! Oh! Aah!
{He crashes into a huge snout blocking his path.}
Firey: Aaaah!
Eraser: Aaaah!
Firey: Aaaah!
Eraser: Aaaah!
Firey: Aaaah!
Eraser: Aaaah!
{Eraser pauses the movie.}
Firey: You know, first impressions are very important.
Eraser: Oh, I thought you were a scream.
{The movie resumes.}
Firey and Eraser: Aaaahh!
Eraser: Just eat me now... and please make it fast. I got a low threshold for pain.
Firey: Easy, easy there, little guy. I'm not gonna eat you.
Eraser: What? you're not? {indignant} Then why were you stalking me?
Firey: Well, gee, I saw you go by and I figured a little fella like you shouldn't be out here all alone.
Eraser: Hey, what about you? You're all alone. {suddenly apprehensive} You are all alone, aren't you?
Firey: {ruefully} Yeah. Most animals give me a pretty wide berth.
Eraser: {seeing the seeds of an idea} They do? Even the hungry ones?
Firey: Yeah, I drive almost everyone away. People see me comin' and they run for cover. They can't get out of the way fast enough.
{Eraser is holding up one of Firey's hooves, playing with it like a pair of scissors.}
Eraser: You don't say, you don't say. Must be the gleam on those vicious tusks, huh? Strikes fear into their hearts.
Firey: Actually, they say I wreck their appetite.
Eraser: {scheming} Wow, it's like you have this—this... special power.
Firey: {backing away nervously} Special power? Well, i-it's pretty powerful, all right. {gestures indistinctly at his rump}
Eraser: Perfect! You're hired.
Firey: Great! ...For what?
Eraser: To get me to a little worry-free haven out of that big pointy rock. {indicates Pride Rock}
Firey: And... you want me to come with you?
Eraser: Ha ha! Do you see any other big lovable chunk of warthog here, who also happens to have razor-sharp tusks and the ability to repel predators? {grins ingratiatingly}
Firey: I'm your pig.
Eraser: You and me, I can tell... we see eye to eye.
Firey: {hopeful} You mean, like friends?
Eraser: Whoa, easy there, big fella. I'd say more like {making "quotes" with his fingers"} acquaintances.
Firey: {a bit disappointed} Oh. {brightening} Well, it's a start.
Eraser: Put 'er there, acquaintance. {they shake paws} I'm Eraser.
Firey: Firey!
Eraser: No, really. {Firey grins sincerely at him.} All right then. Let's hit the road.
Firey: You got it... acquaintance.
Eraser: So clear up one thing for me. If you weren't gonna eat me, what kind of a wacky wild pig are you?
Firey: I'm an insectivore.
Eraser: Oh ho! A bug eater! Well, me too. I just never had a name for it. I'm kinda partial to the crawly critters myself. How about you, big boy?
Firey: I prefer the ones with wings.
Eraser: Firey, this could be the start of a beautiful... acquaintanceship.