| (Drakken bows his head, choking back tears. The camera backs to a far view and then zooms over to Monkey Fist in a nearby tree. We hear his chant. Just for fun, I've included its translation.) Monkey Fist's Chant: Translation: Asante sana! [Thank you very much!] Squash banana! [Squash banana!] We we nugu! [You're a BABOON,] Mi mi apana! [And I'm not!] (Drakken seems slightly annoyed by the chant. He moves away. Monkey Fist, elated by the sight of Drakken, follows him. Drakken lies down on a log over a pond. A rock disturbs the water; Monkey Fist, now in a nearby tree, starts his chant again.) Drakken: Come on, will you cut it out? (Monkey Fist, laughing, is doing random acrobatics in the trees nearby.) Monkey Fist: Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back! (laughs) (Drakken starts walking away. Monkey Fist follows.) Drakken: Creepy little monkey. Will you stop following me? Who are you? Monkey Fist: (In front of Drakken, then right in his face.) The question is: Whooo... are you? Drakken: (Startled, then sighing) I thought I knew. Now I'm not so sure. Monkey Fist: Well, I know who you are. Shh. Come here. It's a secret. Asante sana! Squash banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana! Drakken: Enough already. what's that supposed to mean, anyway? Monkey Fist: It means you are a baboon - and I'm not. (laughs) Drakken: (Moving away) I think... you're a little confused. Monkey Fist: (Magically in front of Drakken again) Wrong. I'm not the one who's confused; you don't even know who you are. Drakken: (Irritated, sarcastic) Oh, and I suppose you know? Monkey Fist: Sure do; you're Professor Lipsky's boy. Bye! (Drakken is surprised by this revelation. Monkey Fist disappears off stage right. Cue music: "Lala" theme.) Drakken: Hey, wait! (Drakken chases after him. When we catch up. Monkey Fist is in a meditative lotus position on a rock.) Drakken: You knew my father? Monkey Fist: (Monotone) Correction-- I know your father. Drakken: I hate to tell you this, but... he died. A long time ago. (Monkey Fist leaps off the rock over to a dense jungle-like area.) Monkey Fist: Nope. Wrong again! Ha ha hah! He's alive! And I'll show him to you. You follow old Monkey Fist, he knows the way. Come on! (Monkey Fist leads Drakken through the brush. Drakken has trouble keeping up due to his size. The music slips into African chant.) Monkey Fist: Don't dawdle. Hurry up! Drakken: Hey, whoa. Wait, wait. Monkey Fist: Come on, come on. Drakken: Would you slow down? (Monkey Fist is seen flitting through the canopy ahead of Drakken, laughing hollowly and whooping. Drakken struggles to keep up. Suddenly, Monkey Fist appears with his hand held up right into Drakken's face.) Monkey Fist: STOP! |
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