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What are you gonna give for it now?

Let's get the bidding started. Twenty, 25, $25.

- Anybody give me 25? - Hey!

There! There it is, 35, going on $40.

- Yes! - Right there.

Come on now, give me a 45. Anybody?

- Yeah! - Hey, right there he is!

Thank you, son. I appreciate it. Nice hairdo.

All right, come on with the 50. Anybody got 50?

Fifty-five, 55? Fifty going once.

Fifty going twice...

Sold that hog for a $50 bid!

Yes, sir.

That's a good hunk of pork you got there.

Grill that up

with some onions and 'shrooms.

Well, folks, uh, planting time is upon us.

I'm sure y'all gonna be harnessing up your donkeys,

your oxen, your mules and busting sod this spring.

Ain't that the truth. But I wanna show you something

real special tonight.

It's a new item here at Bemus' Traveling Auction.

Now, hey, it's a pricey item, make no mistake.

But something like this could change your world.

Yes, sir! And make it a whole lot easier.

Look at that, would you!

Now, the problem with a mule or a horse

is that even though they're strong,

they're just so dang stupid!

I don't wanna be the butt, Shank.

Shut up, Ollie!

You see what I mean?

Strength, yeah. Brains? Uh, not so much.

- But what if you could have both? - Yeah!

Bring 'em in, boys!

Hyah! Come on!

Would you look at that. What is it?

Gentlemen, these are thoriphants!

Just look at that strong back!

Those legs! Much stronger than any mule or ox.

But this right here is the best part.

What's your name, little feller?

I said, what's your name, son?

Mo... Mosley.

It can talk!

You see what I mean?

Very articulate!

Now just imagine the possibilities.

An animal stronger than what's pulling your plow now.

Mama, what's going on?

But able to think, maybe even do chores

- around the farm. - Mama?

You see, a... A thoriphant is a creature

you can treat like an animal but depend on like a man.

These animals are all the rage south of Enoch,

and old Bemus has brought 'em to you special today!

Uh, with a little help

from a friend of mine.

We'll start the bidding for this young feller here at $300!

- Who'll give me three? - Here!

There's a $300 bid! Now 325?

- Who'll give me 325? - Over here!

Right, there it is. There's 325! Who'll give me 350?

All the muscle and the brain right here...

Mama! What's happening?

It's what you see right up here!

Come on! This thing can talk. Come on, 375!

Mama! There it is, 400! Whoo!

Six hundred? There it is, 600!

Somebody gives me $800. Ooh! Right there it is, 800!

Going once...

Going twice...

Sold to the gentleman for an $800 bid.

Forty dollars. Come on out here. Forty-five. Forty-five, anybody?

- Hey! - Right, there he is, 45.

Thank you, son. I appreciate it.

Mama!

Papa.

Have a nice day, Mosley.

I'll see you later.

Chicky! Come here.

Good morning, sir.

Hyah!

Follow my tracks in the dust.

Who's a good chicky? You're a good chicky!

Yuck!

- Get back on your side! - I am on my side.

Then why's your leg touching my leg?

Get off my side! Shank! Ollie!

Don't you make me pull this wagon over now!

You're not a nice person.

Would you look at that old hermit?

How long has he been out here, Bemus?

Since he lost Edna.

Gentlemen and ladies!

Brats of all ages!

It's Bemus' Traveling Medicine Show!

Bringing you the finest liniments, ointments, elixirs

and other health-related products!

Bemus, did you bring the seed I ordered?

Yeah, but seeds don't pay the rent, slick.

And times are hard.

So if you give me half a minute here,

I'd like to move some product.

My gracious, son. Look at you!

You're covered in chigger bites!

I bet they itch something awful!

You scratch and you scratch, until they start bleeding!

Whatever can be done?

Uh...

"Is there no hope for the working man?"

That's why you need Bemus' Salve Ointment!

Hey, Turpin. I haven't seen you in a while.

How's your leg? Hello, Mosley.

Oh, it's a little stiff. I manage, though.

Papa! Papa! Are you ready to go now?

Are you ready to go now?

Come on, it's time. Oh...

Whoops, sorry. I won't do it anymore. I promise.

Hello, Rue. Mr. Turpin!

Guess what I found today. Huh?

It's in the gullies. It's a cave.

A what? It's in the gullies.

In a cave! There's this slide in there,

and I was like, "Whoa!" Then I went down it,

and I was like, "Whoo, whoo!"

Rue, now is not a good time.

Come on, Rue. Papa's working.

Slashing prices left and right! Somebody lock me up!

Ugh. All right, Bemus.

You ain't just trying to sell me salve.

Now, why are you really here?

Okay, okay, okay.

He's why I'm here.

This young 'un is ready to go to auction.

He's big enough now. Well, he's sort of big enough.

No. Not... Not now, anyhow.

Oh, come on! I'll make us a good profit.

No.

That's the thanks I get...

Inside, Rue. ...for being your friend.

Unbelievable!

You've gotta start thinking like a businessman, Simon.

You know what? If I were you,

I'd add Beggar's Field over there to your property.

Plant something real quick and claim it as your own...

before too many folks move out here from town, Simon.

No.

I... I don't know when I'd find the time...

Time? What? You ain't got nothing but time!

- That field's no good. - Mosley, no!

That's what you're gonna get...

- Sir? - Huh?

Uh, sorry. I didn't... I don't mean to interrupt.

There's a reason no one's ever planted in that field.

It's full of roots and stones. Uh...

What's this? Have you started taking advice

from your animals now?

Nobody asked you, Mosley.

- How are you going, Papa? - Come on, Rue.

Mosley?

Come here quick.

The calf is moving.

Wow. He's active, isn't he?

He? Could be a she.

It could be, but I don't know.

I've got a feeling about this one.

Oh, a feeling, huh? All right.

But that didn't work too well for you last time.

It didn't? I thought...

I thought I said a boy last time.

Heh, nope, you said a girl.

Heh, I did?

The tower's falling down!

Well, we got a boy, all right.

Been looking forward to this all day.

Papa, are you ready to go now?

Come on, let's go!

Big guy! Rue...

Go where?

My new hiding place in the gullies. Come on!

Maybe another day, Rue, all right?

- It's late. I'm tired. - Mosley...

you ought to see this.

See what? His hiding place.

What, now? Yes.

Why?

This one sounds...

different. Sounds different?

All right, guys. Look, I'm sore. I wanna go to bed.

If I'm gonna plow that field tomorrow, I at least want

a good night's sleep. Papa, do you know

what I would do if I had hands?

What did you say? If I had hands.

Do you know what I would do?

- Hands? - Like Simon has 'em?

Rue, what are you talking about?

Mosley... you should see this.

Over here, Papa! It's just over here!

All right. I'm coming!

Lightning bugs!

Great, you're back.

Now we won't get lost in the darkness.

- Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! - Hey! Hold on.

Just slow down a little bit. Over here, Papa!

It's just over here!

♪ Lightning bugs, I love you! ♪

♪ You're so happy, I love you! ♪ Hey...

♪ I love you ♪ Uh, does your mom know

how far away you go when you...? And he's gone.

Down here, Papa! It's down here! It's fun!

All right. I'm coming! Give me a minute.

Hey, Papa! Oh!

Hey, Papa.

All right, Rue. Where is this place?

This is further out than I was planning to go.

Come on!

It's just over here!

Yahoo! Rue!

Oh, no! No! No, no, no!

Rue!

Rue! Down here, Papa!

Uh... Well... It's fun!

Don't move! I'll be...

I'll be, uh...

Huh?

Uh...

Oh, no!

Oh, my gosh. What...?

What is this? It's my new hiding place, Papa.

Hee-hee! And someone even drew on the walls.

They're thoriphants, just like us.

But they have hands!

They walk upright. Their backs, they're not bent.

And they have hands.

They're so tall.

And they have hands.

And they have hands.

Heh-heh, look at them!

That one over there is playing a flute!

And that one over there is smoking a pipe!

Rue, how far does this go?

Come on.

I'll show you.

Have you gone that far in?

Nope. The lightning bugs won't go with me.

It's too scary in the dark.

Papa, are they real or did someone just make them up?

Hello, Mosley.

You've been looking at my drawings again.

Eh, I used to be better at it.

The fewer teeth I have,

the harder it is to hold the chalk.

What are they, Mr. Turpin?

They are what we used to be.

Once there were two great families of thoriphants.

One fled to the north to escape the evil of men.

The other was left behind.

We are the descendants of those who remained.

And over time, under the oppression of men...

we changed.

Hands were of no use.

Only strong backs, bent for labor.

Why haven't they come for us? They don't know we're here.

They thought they were the last thoriphants in the world.

But some believe one day they will come back,

marching through the fields to rescue us,

10 feet tall with massive hands.

Time for work, you miserable animals.

Hyah!

No. They're not real.

It's just a cruel thing to hope for.

Come on, Rue. Let's go home.

But... But, Papa... It's already late, son.

And we need to get back.

Yes, sir.

Good night, Rue.

Papa, do you know what I would do...

if I had hands?

No. What would you do?

Well? Did you see it?

It's a cave, Bera. It's not just a cave, Mosley.

It's proof. Proof that the Uprights really do exist.

They could be out there. That cave could lead us to them!

The Uprights are just a fairy tale.

Don't you want to find out how far that cave goes?

No. I don't. I... I have to work tomorrow.

Hey, besides, didn't we agree

not to tell Rue any stories about Uprights?

I didn't tell him! He found them in the cave.

You won't get a better price!

I know four other farmers

looking to buy a young calf like Rue.

No. He's a full year older

than Mosley was when I sold him to you.

You're just not thinking like a businessman, Simon.

Eh, okay, Bemus.

Once the new calf is born, you can take Rue.

Whoo! Yes, siree, I'll drink to that!

Whoo, heh-heh!

Mosley, please...

do something. I will.

I'll talk to Simon tomorrow. I think if...

Talk? You heard what they said.

You've got time to go, find out and then come back.

What, the cave again? No.

I'm not going back out there to chase a fairy tale.

I would go...

but I can't.

You would go? Yes, I would.

Bera... I would run and run

and not stop until I found them.

Mosley, if you don't take a chance now...

Come on, Mosley!

Come on! Pull!

Aw, come on! Pull!

Pull!

Stupid animal. Come on!

♪ You are so great ♪

♪ I would dance in All the glory I would see ♪

Oh, I got a little scratch right there.

Reach down there and scratch it right there.

Okay.

Mr. Turpin! Good morning, Rue.

Do you know what I would do if I had hands?

What? Hands!

Do you know what I would do?

Oh, gosh. Pack this mess up, boys.

We got some salve to sell.

Come on! Huh?

Pull!

What's going on?

Uh, oh...

Pull now!

That field is bad, ain't it?

Pull! That's what his thoriphant said.

Quit fooling around and load that wagon! Go! Go! Go!

Come on!

Pull!

Mosley!

Pull!

Oh.

Bemus!

Is he coming this way?

Yeah. He's coming this way.

Bemus!

Now, wait... Wait a minute, Simon.

I didn't say it would be easy.

My plow split! What split? The blade?

- Papa? - No, stupid!

Not the blade! My fork!

How's that for gratitude?

I load my wagon down, I come all the way out here...

Well, don't do it then!

I would run and run

and not stop until I found them.

What? What's he doing?

- Papa! - Rue...

I'm gonna go back to that cave. Are you gonna find the Uprights?

Yes, and I need you to stay here, Rue.

I need you to be like Papa until I come home.

That means you have to take care of Mama, do all the chores.

Can you do that for me? Yes, Papa.

And, Rue, tell your mother she was right.

She was right about everything.

Oh, he's just talking to his boy.

No, no. Something's up.

Mosley?

Mosley!

Come on, boys. Go! Go! Come on!

Go! Woo-hoo! Yahoo!

Go! Go! Go! Mosley!

Mosley!

Don't let him get away!

Mama!

Come on! Oh!

Goldarn piece of horse dookie!

Come on, boy! Hoof it!

I'm coming, Shank! Aah!

Ha-ha-ha... Oh!

Mosley!

Mosley!

Mosley! Come on now.

We... We've been together all these years.

Don't... Don't do this, Mosley.

- I... I... I'm... - I'm gonna walk...

If I have to walk two miles to go around your farm

to come and go to town so I don't have to look at you.

It's like you got a rump roast between your ears.

Mosley!

Obviously he ain't here. But you've gotta keep your head.

Now's not the time for a hissy fit.

Where did he go?

I don't know.

I'm locking the door tonight.

Mama? Is Papa in trouble?

Hey! You know, all this gives me an idea!

An idea? An idea?

Come on, now, Simon! Don't get all moody on me.

Get off my farm!

What? Simon!

Get off now!

Listen to me for a minute, will ya?

For a small fee, I could guarantee

the return of your animal.

If you don't get him back, you pay nothing! You can't lose!

All packed, Bemus. Can we please leave now?

Yeah. But we're coming back tomorrow.

Huh? Why?

We're gonna go get Warfield.

Warfield? Are you serious?

Oh, yeah.

Serious as a heart attack.

♪ Oh, give me some lovin' ♪

♪ And a bun in the oven ♪

♪ And I'll be Faithful and true ♪

Come on, Turpin. Giddyap.

♪ Third little piggy... ♪

- Is that Bemus? - Yes, it is.

Now settle down! Settle down!

Bemus! I'm gonna get you, Bemus!

Settle down. I'd be ashamed,

raising such a fuss over a bottle of beauty cream.

It don't work, Bemus! It don't do nothing!

Ew! I'm a scientist, ma'am. I'm not a magician.

I used Bemus' Salve on a wart on my head,

and now look at it.

Point that thing somewhere else, will you, please?

Is he in?

He just finished a job, Bemus.

Well, I've got another one for him.

No, no, no...

No, no. No, don't. Don't go. No, don't... Don't...

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

Don't go...

No, no. Don't. Don't go. Don't go.

Are...? Are you okay?

- Don't go! - What?

What are you talking about?

There are sinkholes north of town. I found caves.

What? Caves with Upright drawings!

Uprights?

Don't... Don't go! It's... It's a trap!

We got him! We got him, Simon!

- We got him! - He's here!

Papa.

We got the big one and brought him all the way home!

I told you I'd get your animal back.

He's as good as got.

This here's Warfield.

He's a tracker, hunter.

Catches thoriphants no matter how far they run!

I'll pay 350.

His name is Mosley.

And I want him back unharmed.

You... You under... You understand me?

Hey!

Don't you want to know which direction he went?

Rue?

Rue! Rue!

- Rue! - Ho-ho! Lookie there!

- Rue! - No!

I'll get him!

Aah! Let go! Let me go!

Let go!

Rue... Mr. Turpin,

what's he going to do to my Papa?

I don't know.

But we need to get you back now. Okay?

You listen to me now.

You need to think of your mother.

The calf will be coming soon. You have to be strong for her.

You know, they say

he ain't just catching runaways these days.

They say he's laying traps for 'em too.

Traps? Where?

I don't know.

But I want a cut of that action.

Hmm.

Well, would you look at that?

Come on. I don't know about this, Shank.

Ollie, come on!

So...

they really don't exist, do they?

You're going back to Simon.

But first...

I get a souvenir.

- Wow! - Huh?

Look at that one. Look!

Look at this! What in the world is this? Wha...?

Who knew this was down here?

The thoriphants walking around like people.

Just like a little kid's nursery rhyme or something.

Shank, let's get out of here. I don't like this place.

Oh, what are you scared of, Ollie?

You think one of them is gonna jump out and grab you!

Oh! Stop it, Shank!

That ain't funny!

Man! Warfield must have painted all of this

to lure them thoriphants in here.

I just didn't think he was the artistic type.

Well, his secret's out.

He's gonna have to split the take now.

No, Shank! No! No.

No!

No, no. No!

Shank! No! Oh, no!

Oh...

- Huh? - Huh?

I'll keep my mouth shut.

Ah, don't worry, Simon. I'm not staying long.

Just until Warfield gets back, and I collect my 10 percent.

Don't you ever scare me like that again, Rue.

But, Mama, I was just gonna stop him a little bit!

I can't go after you. The calf is getting too big!

But I can be brave, Mama! I can! Rue, I...

Ooh!

Ah, that's better.

Rue.

I will tell you when you need to be brave, okay?

But you have a little brother or a sister that will be coming.

And remember, you need to be like Papa until he comes home.

Okay?

All right, Mama.

Gailin.

Gailin!

Gailin!

What?

- Gailin! - Huh?

Gailin!

- Gailin! - Oh, this is your fault!

Oh. He's gotta be around here somewhere.

How far could he go? You shouldn't have left him!

I didn't leave him, Warnie! I was just resting my eyes.

Resting your eyes means you were sleeping on the job.

I wasn't! Oh!

- They're real! - Gailin?

Gailin, old boy! They're really real!

Heh! I can't believe it.

Oh! Huh?

Look at the baby!

Goochy-goochy-goochy-ga!

Are you an Upright? Are there more like you?

Is there a city, like they always said?

A real city, with real Uprights, just like you?

Oh, a chubby little baby!

Where has he gone?

Shh! Hear that?

Off in the... The, uh...

- Whoa, whoa! - Get off him, you...

Hey! Oh! Ha!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Get off him! Get off him!

I'm sorry. I... What are you?

I'm... I'm Mosley.

He's a thoriphant. He's not a thoriphant!

Get back! I don't want any trouble.

I just... What are you doing here?

What's your name? I'm Mosley. But...

Get back! Are you Uprights?

Just like in all the stories!

You gotta help me, my family... I left them... Aah!

He's a male, Warnie! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Why are you naked?

N-Naked? I... I...

Stand up! I am! I...

Wait! Warnie! Stand up!

Stand up! Warnie!

Hmm?

He is standing up!

Hmm. Um...

Right. Uh, well, um...

Introductions are probably necessary at this point.

Mmm. My name is Warnie,

and this is Deaver. He's my brother.

Hello! We are elders in our community.

And who's he?

Oh, that's Gailin. You have to forgive him.

His... His mind is not what it used to be.

Yes, one sandwich short of a picnic.

- What's he doing? - Well, actually,

I think he's talking to that drawing.

He probably thinks it's one of his relatives.

Ooh.

Gailin is the only one left.

He is the only one who remembers living in this place,

long ago, before the migration.

We didn't think there were any thoriphants left

in this part of the world. Are they... all like you?

Like me? Four feet, no hands.

It can't be very convenient.

Yeah. It's convenient for some people.

My master.

A man? It was because of men

that our ancestors fled this part of the world centuries ago.

Why did you come all the way back?

Old Gailin.

Deaver and I are getting up in years,

but Gailin is older than the both of us put together.

And his mind is fading.

I think he can hear us.

But senility has somehow endowed him with an unusual power.

He sees visions. Visions?

Usually nothing of consequence,

but they are amazing, nonetheless.

This time he's dreamed of fireflies.

Fireflies? Yes.

Leading him back to this part of the world.

We didn't know why at first...

Well, I can tell you why! This is no accident.

Fireflies led me here too! Yes! What?

Fireflies? Two families of thoriphants.

That's what I was told when I was young.

One escaped the tyranny of men...

The other perished. No!

When your ancestors left, ours stayed behind.

And we changed. Backs bent for work, no hands.

Unbelievable. Do you see what's happening?

Our meeting is the fulfillment of a prophecy!

The Uprights coming to rescue us.

Now, wait just a minute! We'll go back to your city.

We'll get your army! Our army?

Mosley, it's not as simple as that.

You see, in Kinesareth... Uh... No!

No, Deaver.

Maybe we can help Mosley.

We can?

We can.

Okay. Time to be like Papa.

Nope.

Just great.

Whoo!

Ha! This is amazing!

Whoo! Wow!

Hey, wait up, guys!

Wow. Uh...

Hands.

Oh, if only Rue were here to see this.

I bet your army uses their hands to, like, fight

and hold weapons and stuff! Well, uh...

And make big fists and, like, smash things.

Their fists are very smashy. Yes, yes.

You know what the best thing about hands is?

- No, what? - Fingers!

- Bop! - Oh!

Why is that?

A hand without fingers is like having no hand at all.

Each finger has its own job.

- Now, the little finger... - Oh?

...is sort of a decorative number, really.

It doesn't really do much, but it is quite cute.

Oh. This finger is my ring finger,

because you can place a ring on this one.

Really, you would be like a royal king.

Hello! Hello, my subjects!

But the next two are the most important fingers.

They work with Mr. Thumb.

Look at him! Look at Mr. Thumb!

Hey, where's my workers?

Here we are.

These three work together

- to do wonderful things. - Like what?

Yes, yes. Like what?

I am breathless with anticipation.

Like maybe... pick your nose!

You couldn't resist that, could you!?

Showing off. Being disgusting.

One hundred and four years old,

and he still acts like a little brother!

I do not! Yes, you do!

With knobs on it. Oh, unrealistic.

Don't let him fool you.

Huh? He's done it, you know.

I've seen him. Huh.

Way up there. Right up there.

Oh, just wait till Rue meets you guys!

You have to show him how you pick your nose!

Oh, that's easy. And how about this?

And look at this! Amazing!

Snap! Clap! Crack knuckles! It's all part of the package.

And what if you had an itch on your back or something?

An itch? Oh, well, uh... I would...

Oh!

That feels pretty good!

Whoa! I'd like to try that.

Itchy scratchy-scratch.

Oh, that's good.

Down here? Huh? What?

Ho-ho! Gee. Thanks, guys.

Nobody's ever done that for me before.

Um, here... Here, Gailin. Oh, no, no, no.

Well...

it looks as if Gailin prefers you

to his walking stick, Mosley. You've made a friend.

Do you mind? I'm afraid Gailin's a bit slow on the trail.

No, no, no. It's fine. It's my pleasure.

Oh, and look at this.

Ah, bo-bo!

What? You can take them off!

No. No! See?

It's... It's just a trick! Oh.

What's this?

This is the Great Orchard.

Kinesareth lies on the other side.

Then we go through it, right?

No, no. We go around it.

Around it?

It's haunted.

Haunted? Really?

Oh, yes.

They say that the world actually began here,

in this very spot.

Well, what happened to it?

The Great Corruption.

A curse that started here

and spread over all living things,

perhaps even bending the backs of your ancestors, Mosley.

There's nothing in there now. Only decay and ruin.

And ghosts. Huh?

Well, a spirit, to be sure.

Guarding the one viable tree that is left in the orchard.

Thoriphants go in... But they never come out.

Return. It's "return," is what I was going to go with.

I was gonna say "out." Wait a minute.

- You're out! - Out!

Hey! Follow me, I see something.

I don't think this is a good idea.

Going under the orchard isn't the same as going in, Warnie.

Perhaps the spirit won't mind. The map doesn't tell us much.

It may have been a shortcut once...

Why is it that every time somebody else has an idea

you become so critical? Guys.

Ipso-dypso-facto that... I've had enough! That's it!

Guys! Listen, I'm in a bit of a hurry here.

I need that army of yours, and if this is really a shortcut...

All right. All right then. We'll go under.

But cautiously.

Deaver, you go first.

Ooh.

Are you tired, Gailin? Do you need to sit down?

Hello! Oh, my. Heh-heh.

You're a stern-looking fellow.

Heh. Uh, would you like a grape?

Hmm?

This doesn't feel right to me. Oh, and did it feel right

for you to tell Mosley a whopper like you did?

What are you talking about? You lied to him!

I didn't lie to him! You didn't not lie to him.

What does that even mean?

Raining trees, you say?

All right. I think your rock friend is full now.

You ready to go?

I was waiting for the right time to tell him.

Now seems like a pretty good time!

Stop touching me! Oh, stop touching you?

Like this? Huh? Stop it!

- - Oh! - Uh-oh.

He says, "You shouldn't have come here."

Deaver! Are you all right?

Aah! Whoa!

Climb, Deaver! Climb!

Mosley! Get Gailin out of there!

Go! Yeah, yeah. We'll get out! Aah!

Gailin! We've gotta get you out of here.

This way!

Oh! Which way do we go?

Gailin! Come on! We've gotta go!

Come on.

Hurry, Mosley! Mosley! Quickly!

Definitely not a short cut.

Gailin! Aah!

That'll teach you! Hmm? It could've been a shortcut!

You knew that there was a very grumpy...

something in there. Oh, it's grumpy all right.

Well, you needn't bother about us! We'll go around!

Grape?

Okay, you need to stay out of the way for safety.

A little guy like you

could get drowned if you're not careful.

And you won't have that fuzzy feel anymore.

Yeah.

Aah! Whoa, whoa. Whoa!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Ow!

Sorry about that.

Let's try this one more time.

See, that's the eye there, and the thumb is the ear.

Look at this! Look. It's a... What's that?

Um, I still don't...

- Not sure what I'm seeing. - No, I don't...

No, I've got no idea what that is either. Heh.

Well, we lost a lot of time today

with short cuts and vengeful spirits.

It's a wonder we didn't get ourselves killed!

I know, I know. I...

How could any of us have known

that it was going to suddenly start raining trees?

Well, somebody knew.

Mosley. Hmm?

What's in here?

Uh, what?

Oh. Yeah.

Uh, I can't stop thinking about Bera and Rue.

I've been gone a long time.

They... They might not think I'm coming home.

But it'll all be worth it, right? I mean...

imagine the look on Rue's face when I come home with an army!

- Ah! - Aah!

Uh... Yeah, I've suddenly got a craving for a muffin.

Muffins! Does anyone fancy a m-m-muffin?

- Yes? Muffin. - Muffin time!

- Muffin! Muffin! Yes! - Mmm!

I think I've got some in here. Yeah?

I'm so hungry.

It's wonderful. Mmm.

Mosley, uh, tell us about children.

Yes! Tell us about Rue.

Rue? Oh! He's the greatest kid.

Adventurous. He's into everything.

I mean, you know how kids are, right?

Oh, heh-heh. Yes.

Yes, clearly. Ah!

You know, I bet even probably right now,

he's poking around somewhere he doesn't belong.

Hmm.

Wow!

Wa-wa-wa-wa!

Hmm.

Whoa!

Huh?

Blech!

Huh?

No, no, no, no!

Have another piece of cake...

Rue? What are you doing out so late?

Uprights?

Are these pictures of Uprights?

Why, yes they are, heh.

Rue, how do you know about the Uprights?

Me and Papa saw some paintings once.

But he said they were fake.

But then he went to go look for them, so maybe they're not fake.

Oh, heh. Maybe they're not.

Will they ever come to rescue us?

There's an old verse that says:

Through the fields One summer day

We'll see the Uprights come

Posture straight And massive hands

That dwarf the size Of any man's

Removing yoke And chain and bands

Our toil will then be done

I can't wait.

Huh?

Gailin?

Warnie! Deaver!

Huh? Hmm? What is it?

Look.

Gailin! Oh!

It'll just be his over-active bladder.

Gailin! Gailin! Wake up!

He is awake, Deaver. He may be having a vision.

Let's just see where he goes.

Gailin! Stop!

Whoa, this is as far as we go, Gailin. Wait a minute.

Are you okay, Gailin?

Are you having a dream?

Wait a minute!

Come on, come on! Time to wake up!

Gailin, time to wake up! Gailin, please!

Wakey-wakey, now!

Gailin, come now!

Let's turn back!

Wake up! Rise and shine! Hold him!

Gailin, please! It's not safe! Don't yank on him so.

Uh, guys! If I don't yank on him...

Ouch!

Hey, guys!

What? What? What?

I think you should lower your voices.

Why? What's wrong?

Uh... There may be a hunter after me.

What? A man hunter? A hunter?

We are leading him back to our city?

I didn't think to tell you before because I...

Say, who...? Who's that?

The hunter.

Mosley, stay with Gailin!

Gailin, stop! Oh, whoa! Oh!

- You distract. - Me distract?

I'll ambush!

Your entire life has been a distraction.

Look at me! The distraction!

What do we do? We're trapped!

Believe, Mosley.

What are you doing?

They are leading us.

Leading us where? Is this like the raining trees?

Nanny-nanny, boo-boo!

Look at me... distracting!

Oh, boy.

Oh, look! I wouldn't like to be me!

Mosley, stop!

Whoa!

Come on, guys. Hurry up! Huh? Oh!

Whoa!

Ah! Whoa!

You could lose some weight, you know?

Oh, look. Look! Look, Deaver!

Wow.

I'm alive! I'm alive!

Mosley...

look.

That's it? That's Kinesareth?

Mmm.

Ha-ha, look at that!

We could be the first flying thoriphants.

Well, it sure beats walking.

Those weren't just fireflies, Mosley.

No. Well, what are they?

I... I'm not sure.

Then how did you know?

We gotta keep moving.

You sure make it look easy, Mr. Turpin.

Well Rue, the secret is

to keep your head up and your eyes out front.

Like this? There you go.

It's so heavy.

But I didn't spill any this time.

The more you practice, the stronger you'll get.

She sleeps all the time now.

Yes, it won't be long.

Hey!

Soon you'll have a brother or sister.

But don't worry.

I'll be here when the baby comes.

Warnie! We're close, Warnie!

We need to tell him! Did we make it? Are we there?

Uh, yes, but...

Mosley, wait! Gailin!

There. Are you happy?

I was going to tell him.

Well, it's too late now.

The city of Uprights.

Bera, Rue, we made it!

We made it! Whoo!

Oh! Mosley!

Whoa!

This is amazing!

Hello!

Nice to meet you. Huh?

Oh!

Hey! Hey!

Hello!

Oh! Sorry about that! Sorry.

Thoriphants living in houses?

Hey! How you doing? It's nice to meet you.

And it's nice to meet you too.

Hi! Hi, everybody!

Oh-ho!

I made it!

Huh?

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute, what?

Huh? What's going on here?

This can't be everybody.

What's wrong with that boy?

Where's the army?

Mosley! Mosley!

I'm so sorry. Mosley!

Warnie, why is...?

Why is everyone so...?

Old?

I'm so sorry, Mosley.

I was going to tell you...

You lied to me?

Why? Why would you lead me

all the way out here... just for this?

We have our own burdens in Kinesareth.

You seem to be doing just fine to me.

We are dying, Mosley.

Dying? Yes.

There hasn't been a child born to us

in over a hundred years.

Deaver and I are the youngest in the city.

Soon, there won't be any of us left.

But extinction isn't the worst part.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about devolution.

The curse on this world doesn't just want to kill us,

it wants to bend us,

to make thoriphants less and less

of what we were intended to be.

Look at you, Mosley.

Your back is already bent.

You don't have any hands.

But you're in danger of losing something far more important,

something in here.

All your life you've thought of yourself as an animal,

some man's property.

But you know there's something noble inside of you,

something worth fighting for.

We had to bring you back.

And now maybe together we can...

I'm sorry, I... I can't stay here.

My family's waiting for me. I got...

I gotta go home.

Give me one more day. I have to report to our queen.

Look around you, Mosley.

These are your brothers and your sisters.

We, too, are your family.

Don't count us out just yet.

Pardon me for disturbing y'all,

but I got a message for you, Bemus.

Oh, go ahead. Well, you see,

Red sent me here to tell you

he'd buy that old thoriphant from you...

Huh?

...use him to stamp mortar in Enoch.

Yes, sir! Whoo!

We'll ride back together.

Turpin! Come on, boy! We're heading back in!

What?

What does he mean?

I think I just got sold.

I'm sorry, Rue.

Turp! Come on! Let's go!

But you can't go! You can't.

Shh. You remember.

Be like Papa until he comes home. Right?

All right, Turp. Let's get going.

Actually, he's... He's a very punctual animal.

Mr. Turpin, it is all true, isn't it?

I mean, about the Uprights?

Rue, if you truly believe

in your heart... That's not good enough.

It has to be really real.

Not just in my heart.

Giddyap. Come on, Turpin! Let's go!

I'm sorry.

I don't know.

I don't know what's keeping Warfield, Simon.

But I'll check back with you sometime.

You know me, got to go where the profit is.

But, hey, I'll be back

to pick up that young fella for the auction.

It's his time, Simon!

And I'll make us both a good profit, you know me.

Up and down you go.

It's the orchard.

Our ancestors built the city here long ago,

hoping one day to see the orchard bloom again.

Mosley.

Mosley.

Mosley. Mosley.

Oh, Mosley...

if I had but known

that our brothers past the falls were suffering so...

I would not have let myself...

waste away like this for so many years!

We stand with you, Mosley.

Huh?

We were hoping you'd say that.

We've made swords!

And some of them are pretty sharp too!

Aah... Oh!

Mosley! Mosley! Mosley!

No. Wait, everybody! Wait! Wait!

I can't let you do this! There's no way.

But, Mosley, we want to!

But you can't! Why not?

Warnie!

Warnie, Deaver! Come quickly!

What do we do? Follow me!

How'd you like the pointy end of this, eh?

Come on! Quickly! Everybody!

This way, come on!

Mm-hmm.

What do you want, hunter?

Have you come for Mosley, is that it, eh?

Well, you can't have him!

Leave! Leave at once!

Mmm.

Gailin?

Gailin! No!

Gailin?

- Gailin! - Help me.

Help me get him out of here! Put him on my back!

Go on! Get him!

Gailin?

Gailin, don't do this.

Do you...?

Do you see them?

See what, Gailin?

Fireflies.

He's gone.

Gailin...

It's all right, Deaver.

Mosley! No! No, wait, Mosley!

I'm sick of running from this man!

We'll all take him. Together we can...

No! You're too old, Warnie.

He'll pick off every one of you.

Your family! You've got to think of them!

I am thinking of them. I'm thinking of all of you.

- Fireflies! - What?

I'll lead him in there.

The orchard? Mosley! Whatever's in there

doesn't take kindly to strangers!

You'll be lost or killed.

Get inside! Cover! Cover! Cover!

Deaver, I need you

to get them to a safe place, all right?

Mmm.

Deaver, what shall we do?

Go! Quickly!

Oh!

There we go!

He's coming.

You better make yourself scarce.

Mosley, of all the thoriphants I've ever known,

you are the most upright.

Upright? That's it!

Mosley, there is one living tree hidden in the orchard.

If you could find it, eat its fruit...

What would happen? The Corruption

would be reversed in you.

But remember, Mosley,

the orchard spirit guards his treasure violently.

What's wrong?

It's a full moon.

Rue!

Rue, honey?

Something's wrong.

I need you to go and get Simon, okay?

No, Mama. No!

- Rue! - I can't!

Rue, listen to me.

Remember when I said that I would tell you

when you needed to be brave? You remember that?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I need you to be brave now.

Aah!

Go, Rue! Go!

Be like Papa. Be like Papa.

Simon?

Mr. Simon?

My mama is having trouble with the baby.

Oh.

Hey!

You wanna hunt me?

Well, come on!

Hunt me!

Oh, boy.

- Fireflies. - You think you're going

to lose me in here?

You might as well have the plow on your back.

Oh.

Sheesh!

The one tree!

You won't survive the next one.

There's not gonna be a next one.

I have a family.

I don't care.

No!

No!

The orchard has devoured them.

- No. No! - Deaver!

I will not lose another friend today!

So it was you...

all the time.

Lightning bugs!

Believe, Mosley.

What do you want, Mosley?

I want my family to be free.

Mama?

Mama!

- Mama! - Huh?

Oh. It's going to be okay, Mama.

I'm going to be okay.

I'll always love you, Rue.

And your Dad

would be so proud of you.

I have to go away now, Rosie.

Take care of my chick for me.

And most importantly, take care of Mama.

Now, come on, little fella.

It's good doing business with you, Simon.

Ha-ha, you won't regret it.

♪ Here we go, down the road ♪

♪ Not knowing Where we're going... ♪

Come on now, girl.

Come on now. We're moving on!

Hey!

Hey, Bera! What's this?

Get on now! Come on now. Move!

Hey!

Mosley?

Papa!

Mosley? Simon. I'm taking my family

and I'm leaving.

And if you know what's best for you...

Simon...

M-Mosley.

Mosley? What...? What's happened to you?

I found them, Bera.

I found so much.

Papa!

Rue!

Oh!

Oof!

Rue!

Rue...

do you know what I would do if I had hands?

Papa.

Hey.

Huh? Hey, you!

Oh, come here. Come here.

Come on.

Come here. Oh, look at you.

Oh!

Oh, she's a girl!

Of course she's a girl.

You had a feeling it was going to be a boy,

so it had to be a girl.

Hey, wait a minute! I have something.

I have something for each of you.

Oh, my dookie!

Oh! Bera.

Rue.

You know what the best thing is about hands?

Fingers! Boop!

Come here. Let me show you.

Huh.

Da-da.

Come on.

Mmm!

Hey...

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