Rayman Legends Adventures in The Fox and the Hound/Script

"Hey, Dad, there was something we wanted to know," Scruffy said.

"What is this, boy," Patch grinned to his son.

"How did Aunt Danielle meet Uncle Copper," Dot and Scruffy asked together, "jinkies!"

Patch chuckled to that as Colette came past with a grin. "That's a good question.....well, they mostly got closer by the time we were introduced to a fox."

"A fox," Dot and Scruffy asked, but not doing the jinx fact this time like Jesse and Lex often did with each other.

"I'm sure your Aunt Danielle warned you about a fox named 'Tod' who has become our friend," Patch replied.

"Ohh, yes, Uncle Tod," Scruffy grinned.

"That was a long time ago..." Patch replied.

"Yes, a story," Dot cheered.

"What's a story," Colette asked.

"How Danielle met Copper," Patch reminded.

"Oh, yes..." Colette laughed, "that's a good fact."

"C'mon, warn it," Scruffy grinned.

"Well...alright..." Patch grinned back, "it wasn't too long after my adoption.

There were a team of dogs pulling a dog sled in a race. They thought they were safely in the lead as another team of dogs were right behind them. The lead dog of that team and Balto had been opponents for years. That dog's name was Steele. The bad dog everyone thought was good. There were two cliffs a little fashions up where both teams couldn't make the clearance.

"Steele, we're not gonna make it," a dog named Star from behind called out to Steele.

"Shut up," Steele said as he kicked Star in the face.

Steele focused on the third dog's feet on the other team. He had an idea. Steele snapped at the dog's feet, making the dog jump and get twisted up, knocking the team out.

"Oohhhh....STEEEEELE," the team's musher yelled upset, punching the ground.

A man standing on another cliff fired a flare as the 3-mile marker.

Scruffy and Dot looked bored so far.

"Wait for it..." Patch warned his children.

The next day, Martin and Patch were on their road to see Teresa, but she was visiting James and Elizabeth to help Cynthia with moving into her new home and helping her get settled in.

"What's going on," Patch asked.

"Oh..." Martin put his hand to his face with a hesitant grin, "my girlfriend is moving in."

"Girlfriend," Patch smirked.

"Her name's Cynthia..." Martin grinned sheepishly, "she used to live on the streets with her dog, but she's now adopted by Teresa's family..."

"Awesome," Patch grinned.

In the backyard, Angel was with Scamp, Colette, Danielle and Annette. Patch came into the backyard and saw other puppies with a grin, but then he stopped and saw one of the cocker spaniel triplets, which made him feel stuck as he felt something deep within himself he had never felt before.

"Dad, this is more like how you and Mum met," Scruffy's voice said.

"I'm going to jump a bit further..." Patch's voice replied.

"Thank you all," Dot and Scruffy's voices said.

Patch grinned and was emotional to meet other dogs in the neighborhood as he got settled into the Greenwood house. Now he had his own space, to watch TV, to get food and sleep peacefully without having a bunch of brothers and sisters who would ruin it for him, especially with Rolly during meal times. And where he would be able to meet new dogs without being stampeded by his siblings. Patch grinned as he met with Colette, Danielle, Annette, Angel and Scamp. They decided to hang out in the backyard while Martin and Cynthia would visit each other and have some privacy. They all wondered what to do until they heard other dogs barking and a mother fox was running with her baby in her mouth.

"What's going on," Colette asked.

"That mother is being sued," Annette frowned.

"Ooh, I like a good hunt," Danielle beamed.

"Danielle, that sounds serious," Patch warned her.

"Oh...well, I always like a good hunt," Danielle shrugged innocently.

"We better go help her," Patch said.

Angel poked her head through the doggy door. "Cynthia, we're going out a bit," she warned her mistress.

"Alright, be careful," Cynthia said as she read a book with Martin.

Angel nodded and soon left with the others to go probably follow the mother fox. Danielle seemed to get lost on the road, however, and went to a different area as the mother fox looked around until she left her baby and looked mournful for him. The mother fox heard the dog barking getting louder and soon ran as far away as she could, but the next sound heard after she disappeared was the sound of a shotgun. Hearing that caused Patch and the others to gasp in shock. Another shotgun was heard, which made Patch and the others flinch. Colette shivered and looked afraid and mournful from the noise. Patch looked to her and decided to comfort her.

"Does that mean she's...." Angel frowned.

"Yes..." Scamp gulped.

An owl flew down from a tree and saw the fox kit left behind hiding in the blades of grass. Once the fox kit saw the owl, he hid behind one of the fence poles.

"Wow, I've never seen a fox up close before," Patch said as he comforted Colette, who was upset and concerned about the gunshot.

Colette seemed to blush under her fur about how kind and brave Patch was.

"You poor little guy....." the owl cooed to the poor fox kit, who was now an orphan, "it's alright...Big Mama's here."

The owl and fox kit didn't seem to see or hear Patch and the others. The fox kit kept trying to avoid the owl since it thought she was a predator. Soon there was barking heard in the distance at where the fox's mother had been shot.

"You know, you're going to need some care," the owl grinned to the fox kit, "now, let's see, darling…you need, uh…"

Soon the fox kit nuzzled against her, now able to trust her. Big Mama already knew what he was thinking. Soon Colette settled down, due to how cute the fox kit was.

"Oh, dear, oh, dear, not Big Mama now," the female owl chuckled before thinking about where to send the fox to, but she was distracted by an obnoxious pecking sound.

"AAUGH," Annette moaned, "I have a headache now!"

Big Mama hid the fox kit into the grass and soon flew off to where the pecking noise was coming from.

"Where does that sound come from," Colette moaned.

"Huh..." Patch hummed in thought, "I guess a tree....I bet you it's a woodpecker."

"It must be," Colette said.

"Has anyone seen Danielle," Scamp asked.

Everyone looked around and just now noticed that the tomboy cocker spaniel puppy was gone.

"Oh, dear," Annette and Colette panicked for their sister.

"We better find her," Angel said.

Patch looked concerned about the fox kit being alone while they went away to find her. At last, Big Mama came back with two birds and one was in fact a woodpecker who knocked on the door of the house that wasn't too far away from where they were, and there came out an old woman who seemed to live alone and soon found the fox kit. Patch knew that the fox kit was in good hands now.

Danielle ended up in someone else's yard. There was an older man who drove to what seemed to be his house and brought out a bag to an older dog who slept outside and showed a hound dog puppy who was named Copper.

"Copper," Danielle yelped at how young the pup she was in love with was.

"Wait, wait, then you and the others were somehow seeing the past," Scruffy's voice asked.

"It's hard to explain, but yes..." Patch replied as he scratched behind his ear briefly, "I guess someone just wanted us to see how Tod and Copper turned out before we all became friends."

"Well, you met them at the Puppy School," Dot grinned.

Patch nodded.

"Great story, Dad..." Scruffy muttered, "the best five moments of my life."

"Keep moving," Dot said politely to her parents.

"Hey," Scruffy pouted.

"Well, you know, at last we met Tod and Copper and we all became friends," Patch grinned to Scruffy and Dot before frowning with a slight sigh, "even though Copper's human didn't like that."

"Well, he was a hunter," Colette clarified.

"Yes...a little mean...." Patch narrowed his eyes as he didn't like Copper's master very much, "but luckily, we could play with Tod and Copper if we weren't there on the school of puppies."

Back in the old days, it was the weekend, which meant there was no school today, since Tod didn't have a mouse boy to play with, he went to go see if he could play with his best friend. Patch was seen going to join the others since they were all friends.

"Hey, guys, you wanna come see Copper with me," Tod grinned to the other puppies.

"Y-Yes, that sounds funny," Danielle grinned back.

"You know that," Patch added.

Tod grinned as he took them over there.

A rooster crow was heard as they came to the residence.

"Copper," Tod called out while the older dog known as Chief was sleeping.

"Copper, are you ready to play," Scamp grinned.

Copper was happy to see him and tried to come over, but was a little hesitant since Chief was fast asleep in the middle of the ground.

"C'mon, Copper," Danielle grinned.

Copper, at last, made it over Chief and grinned back as he ran toward Tod. Tod and Copper playfully tackled each other before they went to go play on the beautiful weekend day. Nothing seemed to ruin their fun besides Copper's master.

"Copper, you're my very best friend," Tod grinned.

"And you're mine as well, Tod," Copper grinned back.

"We'll all be friends forever," Scamp smirked.

"That's right," Patch smirked back.

"Hey, let's go swimming," Tod suggested.

"If I'm one step ahead, I can beat you," Copper laughed as he ran ahead.

"Hey, wait," Danielle laughed.

They went to the nearby pond and then went to take a swim both together, and where they both had fun swimming. Big Mama grinned as she watched them from a high branch.

"Splash! Splash," Danielle laughed.

"Got you now," Colette laughed back.

"STOP SPLASHING ME," Annette cried out like a diva in grief.

Soon Scamp splashed his sisters with a playful smirk.

"HEEEEEEEYYY," the cocker spaniel triplets yelped.

"I'm sorry, ladies, I have to swim," Scamp chuckled to his sisters soon before he was splashed by Angel, "what the? Hey!"

Angel chuckled innocently as she waved to him with a front paw. Then there was a whistling noise heard and someone was calling Copper's name.

"Copper, looks like your landlord is calling," Colette said.

Copper tried to ignore it where that he could have fun, but soon he stopped and came to the human calling for him. "I must go training," he warned Tod in regret.

"Do you have to," Tod asked with a grin, "we're having too many fun!"

"I have to, he looks really crazy," Copper said as he kept himself dry and kept going.

"We understand," Danielle said.

"We'll see you tomorrow, and don't forget," Tod called out.

"I won't," Copper called back.

The next morning, the Bright Circle was rising up in the heavens slowly. Just then, Mrs. Swimmer saw her children rushing up to her.

The young swimmers pointed to the spot Ducky and Spike were sleeping at. They were gone, which made her gasp in shock.

"Ducky! Spike!"

The other grown-ups were starting to panic. Mrs. Flyer began to count her children. Just then, she let out a loud, anguished shriek. Petrie was also missing.

"Petrie? Petrie," she dug through the homemade nest to find him, but he wasn't there.

"Littlefoot," Grandma called out.

"Littlefoot," Grandpa called next, but Littlefoot was gone as well.

Mr. Threehorn was running around the place, but even Cera was missing, who growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "CEEEEEERAAHHHH!!!!"

This yell was so loud that it echoed across the silent, dead plains. Copper had a rope tied around his neck connected to the barrel he slept in like Chief where he couldn't wander off again, hearing the frustrated Triceratops shout her name.

Soon Tod arrived. "Hey, Copper, what happened to you," the fox kit asked the hound dog puppy, "why don't you---wow!  You're all tied up!"

"Yes, and it's not fun either," Copper frowned, "my teacher says I have to stay home until school."

"That's not fair," Patch frowned.

"Why," Tod grinned, "then we can play around here."

"Uh, Tod, I don't think Copper's human wants you around..." Colette said hesitantly.

"She's right, Tod," Copper warned the fox before gesturing to the older dog who was sleeping, "especially with the old Chief over there."

"Whoops..." Scamp gulped.

"Is he the one making this horrible noise," Tod frowned about the snoring.

"It keeps me awake at night," Copper admitted.

Soon Tod came over to take a look at Chief.

"Tod, what are you doing here," Patch whispered.

"Wow, is he ever big....." Tod commented as he observed Chief, "his ears aren't as big as yours, Copper."

"That's not the part you need to concern about," Copper warned Tod silently.

"Wow, look at these teeth," Tod grinned as he pulled down Chief's lips.

"That's the part," Danielle guessed.

"Uh-huh..." Copper nodded hesitantly.

Chief started to mumble in his sleep and moving a little bit.

"He's waking up," Copper yelped before Chief's back leg kicked him, "get out, Tod!"

"No, he's having a dream," Tod chuckled out of amusement, "he's chasing something."

"Oh, dear..." Colette gulped.

Chief mumbled in his sleep.

"Guys, he's chasing a badger," Tod giggled to the others.

"Tod," Patch whispered silently, "get out now!"

"Yes, before it's too late," Angel whispered.

"No.  It's not a badger.  It's a…it's a…" Chief kept sniffing until he had Tod against the end of the barrel and he awakened once he caught the scent, "it's a fox...A FOX?!"

"And the chase begins," Patch sighed.

Copper saw that Danielle was in stunned silence and shock, where he helped her into his barrel to hide for shelter while everyone else hid for cover as Chief chased Tod around. "Are you alright," he asked the cocker spaniel.

"Uh-huh..." Danielle blushed that he actually saved her like that, "thank you..."

"No problem," Copper warned her.

Patch was with Colette and Angel was with Scamp. Annette seemed to be alone, but she covered her face with her front paws as Chief chased Tod all around the yard. The chase seemed to catch Copper's and Chief's master's attention. The chickens ran around in a panic from the chase. The hunter man came out, about to shoot, but his pants slid down as he shot the gun. Colette buried her face in Patch's fur since she didn't seem to like the sound of guns.

"Run, let's go," Scamp said.

The others nodded and rushed away to avoid getting shot or worse by the hunter that was Copper's human. The hunter kept trying to shoot at the fox kit, but soon fell over as Chief knocked him down with his barrel filled with chickens. Soon Chief was caught in a tree as his barrel rope tied up around the trunk, and the chickens flew free. Then Tod climbed up and hid inside of the mailbox where his bird friends also were, but of course, the hunter saw him hiding there. The mailbox was almost destroyed as Tod jumped out with his bird friends out of fear.

Soon Chief continued to chase Tod down well into the forest. However, with the barrel in the water, it yanked Chief back and he splashed into his barrel as Tod climbed up the meadow to his own home with Widow Tweed and where he saw that she was leaving in her truck with the milk she milked from the cow. Chief attempted to get up after the young fox kit. Soon Tod rushed over to Widow Tweed, but she was driving off without even seeing him, which made him chase her.

"Go, Tod," Patch, Colette, Angel, Scamp, Annette and Danielle grinned.

Tod slipped on a puddle, but soon kept running after his human. Then Copper and Chief's human drove after Tod. Then Danielle came out with Copper to see what was going on.

"No, Amos, don't," Copper barked, though was held back by the rope tied around his neck.

Danielle began to gnaw on the rope to try and break it. Copper looked to her. Danielle growled as she chewed on the rope before it seemed to snap broken. Tod ran on the stone wall behind Widow Tweed's car and jumped from a gunshot.

"Tod," Widow Tweed looked over to see her fox companion until she heard the gunshot again.

"I don't like guns," Colette sniffled.

"Oh, Colette, it's alright," Patch soothed.

Soon Widow Tweed hit her brakes as she had seen enough of the hunter. There were bullet holes in the milk, which leaked over Tod as he hid in the trunk of the old woman's car. The hunter tried to his own brakes, but didn't stop until he was inches from the old woman's face.

"Amos Slade, you trigger-easy freak," Widow Tweed scolded as she caught his gun from him, "give me this gun!"

"Wow," the pups yelped.

The gunshot didn't hit the hunter specifically, but hit something else that meant a lot to him. "My radiator!  Why, you damn woman.  I'll-"

"Hang on, right there," Widow Tweed yelled, pointing at him with his own gun.

"Watch out, this fact's loaded," Amos warned her.

Widow Tweed frowned and shot the air with the gun, which frightened Tod a little bit. "Now it's not loaded," the old woman warned him with a frown as she threw his gun back to him.

Colette hid against Patch from the gunshots.

"Dagnabbit, woman," Amos frowned at Widow Tweed, pointing to Tod as he hid behind the woman's legs, "your robbery fox was after my chickens!"

"Nonsense and nonsense," Widow Tweed frowned back, "I don't think so!  He wouldn't hurt anything!"

Soon Chief growled as Amos argued with the lonely old woman. Patch began to growl at Chief.

"You calling me a liar, you clumsy woman," Amos furiously frowned at Widow Tweed, "I saw what just happened!"

"Amos Slade, that temperament of yours is going to cost you into a lot of damage one day," Widow Tweed warned.

"Temperament?  Temperament!  Woman, you haven't seen my temper," Amos frowned before throwing his hat on the ground and stomped on it, "if I ever catch this fox on my property again, I'll murder him!  And next time, I won't get lost," he growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "STEELE!!"

This yell was so loud that it echoed across the yard. Chief growled at Patch now, trying to look frightened since he was a bigger and older dog. Patch kept growling, not afraid at all of Chief. Soon Amos took Chief with him to go home. Patch nodded firmly and then looked over to Tod as he looked afraid.

Meanwhile, the herd had followed the gang's foot marks all the way to the Big Water and the last of the foot marks led right to it.

"Oh, poor little tyke," said Grandpa.

"This is all your fault, Longneck," Mr. Threehorn said frustratedly at him, "my daughter is gone! And I blame that boy of yours!"

"Littlefoot," Grandpa asked, "why?"

"Well...because...uh...because I have to blame somebody. Don't I?"

"We mustn't lose hope," said Grandma, "the moving waters feel cool to the feet after such a long journey. The children must have stayed in the shallow waters and walked on, looking for something to eat."

"Grandma is right," said Grandpa, "we must keep moving."

With that said, the herd continued to make their road, hearing the frustrated hunter shout his name.

Soon the next day came. At Widow Tweed's place, Tod was looking out the window as he was inside.

"Poor little boy," Widow Tweed frowned in sympathy as she cooked on the stove, "it's a disgrace I have to keep him hidden."

Tod began to scratch at the door slightly, willing to be let out.

"Tod, don't look at me like that," Widow Tweed lightly chuckled to her fox kit, "it's not my fault, you know.  You caused a lot of damage yesterday."

Tod frowned that she was right, but heard some barking outside and climbed into her chair to take a closer look.

"Oh! Now what have they done?" Widow Tweed moaned as she shoved the ladle back into her pot before going over to the window and saw that Amos was loading up stuff into his car before going back to her stove, "huh!  Why does it look like Amos is going on a camping trip?  A long one, according to his appearance.  Heh.  Well, good riddance!"

Tod looked mournful as that meant he wouldn't see Copper for a long time. He turned back to his human as she cooked on the stove and soon sneaked out the window where he could see the hound dog at least for a little while before he would go away. Chief was already in the car while Amos attempted to start it up. Sure enough, the car started.

"Well, Copper, me and old Chief will teach you all about hunting," Amos grinned down to the young hound dog, "it's about time as well."

"Yes, sir," Copper barked with a grin back since Amos was in a good mood right now as soon as he got into the car.

"Attaboy," Amos chuckled as he let Copper into the car, "yes, you'll like to track down these weapons for me."

Copper barked emotionally and tried to sit in the front seat.

"Uh-uh!  You can't sit there, half a pint," Chief shook his head at Copper, "you have to earn the right to sit in front."

Copper frowned slightly, but jumped into the back. Chief was happy that Copper understood. Patch and the others were also coming over to check on facts as Tod was trying to get to Copper before he would leave.

"C-C-Copper's leaving...." Danielle asked shakily, she had her fur done just where she could impress the hound dog he had secret feelings for.

"Yes," Tod frowned.

Copper fought with the back-seat since he was lying on a crate.

"Well, boys," Amos warned his dogs as he drove them off from home, "we'll get out of here until next Spring."

Soon Tod and the others arrived too late. Copper silently and mournfully howled to the others as he rode off.

"Tod, darling, what are you doing over here," Big Mama asked as she flew over.

"Hey, I just wanted to say a farewell to Copper," Tod frowned mournfully, "but I'm very late."

"Same with us," Danielle frowned back to him.

"Well, what were you going to do if you ran into the old boss," Big Mama replied.

"Oh, dear," Tod narrowed his eyes, "I can get over this old, foolish dog at any moment."

"Tod!  Now hold on for just a moment," Big Mama shook her head before lecturing the fox kit, "yesterday, you didn't learn anything?  Now listen carefully, Tod.  Because it's education or elimination!"

"You're right, Tod," Patch admitted.

Tod simply looked to her in a confused fashion.

"Now, if you're so silly and the old boss is so silly, then why does the dog take the fox to the run?  Because he has the hunter and the hunter has the gun.  Kablam!  Elimination.  Lack of education," Big Mama advised as she flew and landed on a fence, "if you speak to this Copper dog, you'll end up hanging on the wall.  Keep your nose in the wind and keep your skin.  Because you won't be here if the hunter comes calling!"

"Oh, Big Mama," Tod shook his head to the owl, "I know Copper will never track me down.  Why old Copper, is he my best friend?"

"That's right," Danielle said.

"Your best friend," Big Mama said to Tod, "now Copper will do as he is warned.  Suppose he chases a fox into an old hole.  Then a hunter with a load of fire appears…"

The two birds, Dinky the finch and Boomer the woodpecker helped Big Mama explain that Copper would probably forget about being friends with Tod by the time he would come back home. The pups didn't agree though.

"He's not my friend Copper," Tod frowned, "he'll never change."

"I hope you're right, Tod," Big Mama soothed the fox kit.

"And we'll be friends forever," Tod continued, "wouldn't we, Big Mama?"

"Darling, it's always been a longer time," Big Mama warned him, "and time has a fashion of changing facts."

"And animals age with the months," Patch said.

Tod didn't want to believe that Copper would change too many the next time he would see him.

Dot frowned as she looked mournful for Tod, even if this was just a story from the past.

"We're a few years ahead of the dog," Patch said.

"This is so mournful for Uncle Tod, but..." Dot whined, "why should Uncle Copper hate him just because he's a fox?"

"He doesn't and he didn't at the time, but, um...let's just say he grew a hatred later," Patch said, "any matter, swiftly advancing a few years of dog in history."

Dot was a little unsure about that.

The seasons came and went, but soon, the puppies had grown up into bigger dogs and Tod was now a complete-grown fox. Martin raked the last of the old leaves in the yard. Patch came out of the house.

"Will you jump," Martin asked suspiciously.

"I grew up," Patch warned him.

"Just checking..." Martin chuckled and continued raking the leaves.

"Hey, it's spring; that means Copper will be back," Patch grinned before running away to the others.

"See you later, Patch," Martin called out.

"Farewell," Patch called back as he went to join the others.

Danielle seemed different again, she was a lot more feminine. She yet had her tomboy moments, but she seemed to be more eager about taking baths and getting groomed like her mother and sisters, though Angel yet seemed to hate that, and so did Scamp, but he did grow to tolerate having to do them.

"Danielle, you look perfect," Annette grinned.

"Really perfect," Colette agreed.

"Don't push it," Danielle said, but chuckled with them.

Soon Patch arrived at their house.

"Hi, Patch," the family greeted.

"Hey, guys," Patch grinned, "wow, Danielle, you're pretty."

"Don't get too emotional," Danielle smirked as she fluffed up her ears, which had white hair bows that matched her collar.

"You know what's going on today, right," Patch asked.

"Copper comes home, right," Scamp asked.

"Yes," Patch grinned before smirking at Danielle, "is that why you looked so pretty?"

"I've always been pretty," Danielle looked away, though blushed under her fur.

"She asked her mother for help," Colette whispered to her Dalmatian boyfriend.

"Ohh," Patch grinned.

"Let's move ahead," Danielle blushed.

"Right," the others agreed where that they could reunite with Copper, but on the road, they ran into Tod, who seemed to have a collar now.

Of course, Big Mama, Dinky and Boomer were coming back since it was now Spring and they had to leave for the winter. Then the female owl had dumped some leaves on Tod without knowing it.

"Well, look who's here," the owl chuckled once she saw who it was, "oh, my heavens.  Yes, I'm sorry, Tod darling.  I hope--"

"Hello, Big Mama," Dinky grinned as he landed on the fence, "we're back!  We flew all the road!"

"Oh, yes," Boomer added, he sounded a bit like Runt from the Animaniacs, "we did.  We did so."

"Hey, guys," Patch greeted the birds.

"Wow, it looks like you've had a growth sport as well," Big Mama grinned to the former puppy dogs.

"Sure," Scamp grinned.

"Hello, guys," Tod grinned to his bird friends.

"Hey!  Who's that," Boomer panicked at the adult male fox, "who's that?!"

"Hey," Dinky frowned down to Tod slightly, "this can't be that skinny little splash we found on the fence post.  No?  C'mon."

"Yes, it's him," Patch grinned.

"I can't believe my eyes," Boomer commented.

"I'm fine, darling," Tod chuckled.

"Oh, Tod, your tail is so thick and silky..." Annette grinned, "I'd like to get my skin soft and shiny like that."

Soon Boomer went to Tod's tail, though it was more of a teasing, playful fashion.

"Aw, c'mon," Tod chuckled to his bird friends, "cut it out.  You guys are always making fun of me."

Soon Widow Tweed came out the front door with a wilted plant in her hands and put it down on the bench. Patch sniffed the wilted plant to find out why the plant had wilted as it was inside from the cold. A caterpillar slithered out onto the area. Soon Patch looked cross-eyed once he saw the caterpillar.

"Hey, it's him!  It's him!  It's Squeeks the caterpillar," Dinky exclaimed before looking to Tod, "I'll see you later, boy.  We have to take care of some pending matters."

Patch saw Dinky and Boomer coming and knew why they thought the caterpillar was a worm. Soon the caterpillar sneaked off from the hungry woodpecker and finch. Soon Patch went back to the others, already knowing the caterpillar could handle itself. Amos was heard singing as he was driving home with Copper and Chief, and Copper was even allowed sit up front as he had also grown up like the others, and where Patch and the others saw them coming. Danielle blushed even more as she saw how 'handsome' Copper looked as an older dog.

"Look, Copper's back," Scamp grinned.

"He has..." Danielle whispered in amazement, "wow..."

"Don't be afraid of rejection," Annette advised, "be strong and be brave."

Danielle nodded, out of determination.

"What nonsense are you speaking about now, boy," Big Mama asked, "these are two of the most dangerous animals in Antarctica that you don't belong here.  All his furs on his head!  Listen, uh…Tod, it's a miracle.  Your son even comes back here alive!"

"Wanna hear about my trip," Tod asked.

"Damn, it's great to be home, right, boss," Copper grinned as he lapped up some water and scratched himself.

"Huh…" Chief mumbled.

Copper could warn something was upsetting Chief. Soon the others came over as Copper spoke with Chief. Danielle felt even more hesitant and could feel her heart beating faster than they were younger, and her legs started to buckle as she couldn't seem to go any further.

"Wow, Danielle, you haven't seen Copper forever," Colette warned her saga sister.

Danielle gulped slightly. "I hope..."

Soon Scamp gave Danielle a little push forward. Danielle blinked and turned back to her brother. Scamp kept pushing until soon he got Danielle close behind Copper and soon rushed away where that it could be the two of them, though Chief was there.

"Danielle, is that you," Copper asked the cocker spaniel.

"Uh, yes, i-it's me," Danielle grinned hesitantly.

"You look...different," Copper said, "are these bows?"

"Oh, um...yes, they are..." Danielle replied sheepishly, "my mother thought they would take my eyes off me."

"They really do so," Copper grinned.

"R-Really," Danielle grinned back.

"Yes, and you look beautiful," Copper nodded.

Danielle squeaked silently, almost like an anime character in love, though this was all in her head, but Copper's compliments and her speaking to him were real.

"Well, what'd I miss," Copper asked, "I think the boss is a little jealous that I have to trace the heat of the hunt."

"Patch med the Road Rovers," Danielle said.

"He did," Copper asked, "oh, man, I thought they were just a myth!"

"No, no, they're real," Danielle chuckled, "she warned us of the adventure she had with Hunter and Colleen."

"So lucky," Copper said.

"Patch is an amazing dog...but not as amazing as you, Copper," Danielle said as she put one paw on his, "I'm so glad to be home."

"Me as well," Copper grinned.

The two dogs grinned to each other and even touched paws with each other as a dog's fashion of holding hands. Soon the two of them went to sleep together.

"In case, you awaken them," Scamp whispered to the others.

"No, let them have their time," Angel whispered back.

"Alright," Scamp nodded.

Soon they gave the two dogs privacy to have their time alone together.

Soon later on, Tod arrived. Copper and Danielle yet seemed to be together until Copper sensed something.

"Over here," Tod whispered, "Copper, it's me.  Tod!"

Soon Copper silently got up and looked to see his best friend. Soon the fox and the hound reunited after a long period of being away from each other, and they saw that each other had grown.

"Tod? I thought it was you who smelled you coming," Copper grinned silently, "my heavens, you sure grew up."

"You too, Copper," Tod grinned back, "I saw you coming back with Chief and the hunter."

Copper seemed to frown about that before grinning again. "It's great to see you, Tod, but, you know, you.  You shouldn't be here.  You're going to get us in a lot of video talk."

Danielle began to stir as she could hear what was going on. Chief's snore was also heard, which concerned Copper.

"Hey, look, I just wanted to see you," Tod said to Copper, "we're yet friends, aren't we?"

"Tod…these days are over," Copper frowned, "I'm a hunting dog now."

Tod was surprised to hear this and looked mournful that his best friend would say that, and where Danielle heard that as well and where she wasn't happy to hear that.

"Y-You need to get out of here before Old Chief awakens," Copper warned Tod.

"Aw, dammit…" Tod sulked as his ears drooped, "he doesn't concern me."

Soon Danielle woke up silently.

"Chief, he doesn't worry me," Tod said softly.

"Tod, I'm serious," Copper warned his best friend, "y-you're a fair game with regard to him."

"Yes, but you won't let him hurt Tod, will you," Danielle asked Copper silently.

Soon Chief barked frustratedly once he saw Tod, which alarmed the fox away.

"I'm sorry, Danielle, but it's just business, you wouldn't understand," Copper warned Danielle.

Danielle gasped in response to that. She was about to leave until they saw a light come from Amos' house. Soon the tomboy cocker spaniel decided to go with them, feeling perhaps Copper changed too much. The confusion was heard by Widow Tweed, Cynthia, Martin and Teresa.

"What was that," Teresa asked.

"I better take a look," Martin decided.

He, Cynthia and Widow Tweed came out to see what was going on. Soon Tod rushed to run away and hide for shelter before Amos or Chief could find him. Soon Patch and the others joined him even if the strong dalmatian could take them on, he didn't want to become enemies with Copper. Copper found him, but until he was called off. Soon Martin was heard calling for Patch while Cynthia called for Scamp, Angel and the cocker spaniel triplets. Patch and the others would have went to them, but didn't let Amos know where Tod was.

Copper looked to him and looked brokenhearted inside. "Guys, I…Tod, I don't wanna see you get hurt," he warned his best friend.

"Locate him there, boy," Amos called out to Copper.

"I'll let you go this once, and that's it," Copper warned Tod before getting out of the road and howling to distract his human, and soon where Amos followed Copper away from the hiding spot.

Soon Tod took that as his cue to go.

Soon Tod and the dogs were on the railroad tracks and began to run down them. Soon Chief jumped out on the other side and barked aggressively toward Tod.

"Oh, why, Chief," Danielle complained.

Chief snarled to all of them. Patch snarled back as he stood in front of Tod for protection like a good, true friend would.

"Faster, Tod, run with the others while I take care of Chief," Patch warned him.

"Are you sure," Tod asked.

"Trust me on this," Patch warned him, "GO!!"

Tod turned back to him and soon ran with the others. Colette winked to Patch before going with the others while Chief tried to tackle down Patch, only for him to be unable to tackle him down.

"Is that the best you have, you old dog," Patch growled, "why don't you leave Tod alone?!"

"Because he's a fox; like a dog, you should know we hunt them," Chief growled back.

"But he's Copper's friend," Patch defended.

"Foxes and hounds don't mix," Chief snapped.

"Well, me, Collette, Scamp, Angel, Annette, Danielle, Copper and Tod proved us wrong," Patch defended.

"Then you're a bunch of misfit outcasts and should be disgraceful to call yourselves dogs," Chief frowned.

Patch continued to growl until he heard something coming on the train tracks. "Do not...forget...this...land..." the Dalmatian warned himself until he slowly turned around and saw lights coming up, followed by a train whistle. "Aw, nuts," he panicked and jumped down from the railroad to avoid getting hit by the train.

Unfortunately, Chief didn't join him, but did so, and was hit by the train, breaking his leg in the fall.

Dot yelped and ducked down, shivering.

"Dad...did he...um..." Scruffy stammered.

"I thought he did so, but he really did it," Patch replied.

"I reminded me a lot of where Uncle Trusty got run over by the dogcatcher's cart on Christmas Eve," Lady added.

"Whew!" Dot sighed, "that's a relief."

"Believe me, I was afraid as well," Patch understood, "but unfortunately, something else happened as I and the others looked down the train tracks to see if Chief was yet alive."

Dot whined and looked afraid again.

"Oh, there, there, darling, it'll be alright," Colette consoled her daughter.

"I-Is that the frightened part," Dot asked hesitantly.

"No," Patch said.

"This story is really getting frightened," Dot frowned.

"I'll let you know if it gets frightened," Collette assured her daughter.

Dot wiped her eyes and tried to stay brave.

Back in the present, Copper came down to find Chief in the water and he looked like he was almost dead.

"Chief," the young hound dog frowned and tried to nudge him, "oh, dear!  No!"

Tod poked his head out as he looked very sorry for both Copper and Chief.

Soon Copper looked up at the train tracks and soon saw Tod and the others and where he looked enraged at what happened to Chief being struck by the incoming train. "TOD!!  IF IT'S THE LAST FACT I DO, I'LL-I'LL TAKE YOU FOR THIS," the hound dog threatened his best friend, blaming him for Chief's demise, who growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "TAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEE IT!!"

This yell was so loud that it echoed across the railroad station. Teresa shivered as she walked with Martin and Cynthia to find their missing dogs while Widow Tweed was looking for her missing fox. "Oh, where can they be," she asked as she was getting too cold.

"Heaven only knows," Widow Tweed replied, "we've searched every last corner."

"That's horrible," Cynthia pouted, "what have we done?"

Soon they heard something coming.

"Someone's coming," Teresa warned the others, getting into a slight fighting stance, "who's there? I know karate!  On the Wi-Fi."

Soon Tod came out and rushed toward Widow Tweed and had Patch with the other dogs with him.

"Oh, thank heavens," Martin sighed.

"I'm sorry, guys, we have involved in something and it wasn't good," Patch warned his owners.

"C'mon, let's go home, we'll speak about for years to come," Cynthia decided since it was rather late.

"Alright," the dogs sighed, hearing the frustrated hound dog shout about them to take it.

Soon they went home to be safe and sound. Also, since it was dark outside, Martin, Cynthia, Teresa and the pets stayed with Tod and Widow Tweed. Soon they were inside, which was nice and warm.

Teresa wiped her nose with a sniffle. "I think I caught a cold from being out there too long," she warned the others with a stuffed up nose.

"That calls for magic chicken soup," Martin said to Teresa.

Teresa sniffled and coughed as she hated being sick. Sure enough, Martin pulled out the magic chicken soup and gave it to Teresa. After sometime, Tod and the others were asleep. Teresa slurped down the chicken soup and was instantly cured due to the magical ingredients as it was no ordinary chicken soup.

"I'm so glad you're safe....." Cynthia whispered with a tear in her eye as she hugged Angel.

Angel grinned that she was back in Cynthia's arms until she smelled a familiar scent and started barking.

"What is this, girl," Cynthia asked her dog.

Patch, Collette, Annette, Danielle and Tod smelled something and where Tod was hiding while Patch and the others joined in the barking.

"What's going on," Teresa's voice called out during the Twilight Bark.

Soon the response to that question was heard, but there was a loud knocking sound at Widow Tweed's front door. Teresa moaned, covering her ears from agony of the loud knocking.

"What the hell," Widow Tweed frowned as soon as she went to get the door.

"WIDOW!!  GET OUT HERE," Amos' voice demanded.

Soon Widow Tweed opened the door to see Amos. "Why, Amos, where did you---"

"Where is he," Amos frowned at her, "where is he?!  I know he's in there!"

"What's going on," Cynthia asked.

Angel wheezed and whined slightly.

"It's that hunter again," Scamp snapped.

"What have you done," Martin frowned at Amos.

"Where is he," Amos frowned back.

"Where is who," Martin frowned back, not backing down.

"You know who," Amos frowned, "that confused fox! He almost murdered Carface, and I'm going to get him!  You all can't keep him locked up forever!"

"Tod didn't do anything wrong," Martin frowned back, "and neither did Patch or the other dogs!"

"That's right," Cynthia added.

Big Mama, Boomer and Dinky all looked worried as they heard this from a tree branch not too far away. Widow Tweed had to admit that Amos was partially right, but she didn't show any sign of weakness while Tod hid for refuge.

"Ms. Tweed, what have we done," Cynthia asked.

"It breaks my heart, but...I think it's time to let Tod go..." Widow Tweed said in a somber voice.

Martin, Cynthia and Teresa knew how hard this was going to be for her. "Oh, it's hard to imagine that I ever had a life before Tod got into it," Widow Tweed mused to the children, "I've had a pretty lonely life since my husband passed away."

"We know how difficult this is going to be," Teresa said.

"Believe me, it will..." Widow Tweed frowned softly.

"Would you mind if we help," Cynthia asked.

"Oh, I couldn't make you all do that..." Widow Tweed grinned mournfully.

"We love to," Teresa said.

"Well...alright...why don't you go home, get some sleep and meet me here in the morning," Widow Tweed suggested.

"Yes, ma'am," Cynthia said.

Everyone agreed to this and decided to get some sleep while Widow Tweed was ready to send Tod off into the wild, which felt very heartbreaking for her.

"That reminds me of the bear movie Gertie wanted to watch if I was his babysitter the other night," Cynthia said softly.

Soon the next morning came. Teresa moaned as she awakened early, but soon she went to get ready to join the others where they could take Tod back into the wild where he belonged and where that Amos would stop bothering and blaming him. Patch, Collette, Scamp, Annette and Danielle were even going with them. Widow Tweed came out of her house with Tod and saw the others had come right on time. Tod grinned innocently as he had no idea what was going to happen to him today.

"Well, here we are," Cynthia frowned.

"I wonder where we're going," Tod grinned, "I just love driving in the car!"

Patch and the others weren't sure how to warn him. Widow Tweed grinned at Tod, trying to keep strong, but on the inside, she was quite emotional. They drove to a deep part of the forest. Tod was just emotional to be in the car, but soon, his happiness would deteriorate into despair. Soon Tod saw that Widow Tweed looked mournful and did what he could to comfort her, not sure why she was mournful though.

At last, Widow Tweed stopped her car and carried Tod in her arms and came to drop him away in the forest. Soon Martin and the others joined them. Even Teresa looked a little mournful by this sight. Tod grinned all around until he saw the mournful, grim faces on everyone else. Soon Widow Tweed set him down, removed his collar and gave him one last hug. Everyone else did the same fact to Tod.

Soon Widow Tweed got up to go and Tod was about to follow her, but she made it clear that she didn't want him to follow her. Tod looked so curious and confused as Widow Tweed went back into her car to drive back home and make Tod stay behind. Martin and the others knew this was for the best. Widow Tweed turned back one last time as she drove back home while Tod would stay here. And of course, to make matters worse, the wind began to blow and it began to drizzle.

"Sh-She left me..." Tod said in despair before going to lay under a tree for shelter.

Patch and the others felt horrible for leaving Tod in the woods alone.

"Shall we stay with him to help," Scamp asked.

"I have a feeling perhaps we should..." Patch replied.

"Well, he's been with Widow Tweed most of his life," Collette said.

"Well, will we stay in the woods," Angel asked.

"Just until Tod gets back on his feet," Danielle nodded, trying to use an expression.

"Uh, close enough," Patch said to the tomboy cocker spaniel.

Tod was trying to look around for a shelter to stay in as it rained, seeing the other animals do that. Soon he saw what looked like that could be perfect shelter.

"Poor Tod must be so confused and lost," Annette frowned.

Tod hid into the place he found, only to get pushed out.

"Hold it, my boy, back off," a badger frowned at Tod, "make it clear!  Where?  Where do you think you're going?"

Soon Patch and the others came to Tod's aide.

"O-Oh, excuse me," Tod hesitantly warned the frustrated badger, "I-I-I was just trying to--"

"You're storming into someone's house just like you earned it," the badger frowned as a porcupine walked past, "tarry shooting around them woods while waking up people in the middle of the night."

"To be honest, I didn't know anyone lived here," Tod warned the badger, "and I--"

"He didn't know it was your home, sir," Patch warned the badger.

"Oh, all of you, get off my property," the badger frowned, "go ahead, zip it!"

"I've been watching you all," the porcupine grinned, "you can stay with me if you like to."

"Thank you," Angel grinned back.

"How nice of you," Scamp added.

"Come with me," the porcupine grinned back, and led him into his home.

Soon the fox and the dogs followed after the kind porcupine.

"While we slept in the woods, Amos had something on his mind for Tod," Patch's voice said.

Scruffy and Dot gulped about that.

The dogs went to sleep with Tod and the porcupine for the night, they were sure that their owners would be alright without them, besides, they already spoke about this before Widow Tweed came to drop them away.

"I thought Uncle Tod was living with his uncle Nick and aunt Judy," Scruffy asked his parents.

"Well, if he did so, how would we have hit her Aunt Vixey," Collette asked before covering her mouth playfully.

"What," Scruffy and Dot asked.

"I'm confused...well...is that before or after Nick and Judy," Scruffy asked.

"After that," Patch said, "they're even in this story."

"Oh...alright...I'm sorry...I just couldn't help but think about them," Scruffy grinned sheepishly.

Back in the story, Tod and the other dogs were fast asleep with the porcupine for the cold and rainy night. Danielle couldn't help but think about Copper, showing that she really missed him and even dreamed about him. Soon Tod was swiftly uncomfortable due to the porcupine's quills, which seemed to awaken him.

"Tod," Patch asked as he suddenly awakened.

Colette awakened right after him, almost like instinctively. Soon Scamp, Annette and Danielle awakened next.

"Uh, you alright, Tod," Patch winced for the fox's pain.

"The porcupine got too close somehow..." Tod flinched from the sharp quills as soon as he was about to take a walk out.

"Oh, Tod, be careful," Annette warned.

Unfortunately, Tod had from where they were and back into where he tried to walk into.

"Oh, dear..." the dogs frowned as they knew what that meant.

Soon Tod was pushed out of the road by brute force.

"Well, it's you again," the badger frowned at the fox, "you attacked me last night, and now you're---"

"He didn't want to end up at your house," Patch interrupted.

"Just look at the chaos you've created," the badger scolded, "dagnabbit, you clumsy bonehead!"

"I'm sorry," Tod frowned as he fell into a small puddle of water, "it was just an incident."

"Excuses!  Excuses," the badger shook his head.

"It was so an incident," the dogs barked as they arrived at the bottom.

"Uh, Mr. Digger, sir," the porcupine even defended Tod, "it was also an incident!"

"You stay out of this, you walking pincushion," the badger frowned up at the porcupine.

"You shouldn't be so grumpy with someone new to the neighborhood," the porcupine advised, even though he was hiding.

"That's right," the dogs agreed.

"A stranger, right," the badger snarled before frowning at Tod, "why don't you go back where you came from?!"

Tod felt so frustrated, mournful and confused all at one that he couldn't properly respond to that since Widow Tweed abandoned him, where he simply walked off from the cranky old badger.

"Well, go ahead, get moving, git," the badger frowned to Tod like he was useless.

Scamp was about to do something for the badger's home for how he treated Tod.

"Scamp, don't, he's not worth our time," Angel warned her boyfriend.

"Damn it," Scamp moaned.

"C'mon, let's just go, he's grumpy," Angel replied.

Scamp firmly nodded as soon as they walked together. Tod sulked as he felt miserable to be in the forest and wanted to go back home, but he wouldn't be allowed to. Soon Patch saw four figures.

"Patch," Colette asked.

"I think we have company," Patch warned his girlfriend.

Of course, Patch was right, and he even recognized, well, three of the figures, but the final one didn't seem familiar at all to him. Tod looked absolutely miserable that he didn't even see the four figures just yet.

"Oh...and who do we have here," Danielle asked the figures who came from the bushes.

"I'm Vixey and you're the mournful fox over there, Tod," the female fox asked them.

"Yes, this is our friend, Tod," Danielle nodded to the young female fox who was around Tod's age.

"Big Mama said I should come over and help him cheer up," Vixey warned the others.

Soon Big Mama and a familiar bunny and the rest of the female dogs had an idea.

"Oh, you guys, I don't know..." Vixey chuckled.

"Now don't worry, besides you look beautiful," Judy grinned.

"Thank you," Vixey chuckled to the girls who helped her.

Soon Big Mama and the others went over to Tod and where this would be a surprise for him to see Nick and Judy and later on, would surprise him with their engagement.

"Good morning, Tod," Big Mama grinned to the male fox.

"Oh, hello, Big Mama," Tod replied miserably.

"Hey, boy," Nick grinned.

"What," Tod asked before looking to the older male fox, "U-Uncle Nick?"

"You look a little down," Nick said.

"Well...I am..." Tod sighed softly, "Widow left me."

"Ooh, it's hard," Nick winced.

"I don't know why she did it......perhaps I was too much damage..." Tod frowned.

"Oh, I don't believe it," Nick warned him, "unlike me, boy, you've always been very well-mannered, sweet and hopeful....I was a bit of a troublemaker as a boy, if you can believe it."

"I've done my research on humans and it says that humans usually bring most of the animals that belong to the wild back to the woods where they can learn to fend for themselves," Judy spoke up.

"Aunt Judy," Tod asked, "you're here as well?"

Nick and Judy grinned and nodded together to the former young fox kit.

"But how about Zootopia," Tod asked them.

"We have some holiday time," Nick said.

"Well, I'm really glad to see you guys," Tod grinned wearily, "at least someone yet loves me."

"Ah, Alex, your human loves you," Judy soothed him, "she did it because she loves you!"

Tod frowned, not feeling too sure about that. Soon Big Mama decided to move the plan along. Soon Vixey stood against the sunlight, which soon lured Tod.

"Whoa…w-who i-is that," Tod whispered.

"Oh, just another fox," Big Mama grinned as she cleaned him up while he was astonished at the vixen, "a lady fox."

"Damn, is she beautiful," Tod grinned, "I-I wonder what your name is."

"Well, why don't you go ask her," Big Mama smirked slightly.

"Y-yes…I guess…I guess I will," Tod said as soon as he came toward the beautiful vixen.

'The plan's working,' Judy thought to herself.

"I'll go to her and warn her you're the most perfect," Tod recited to himself as he walked up to Vixey, "the most beautiful.  I've never seen anyone, anywhere...I'll say…hi."

"Hello," Vixey grinned.

Then the two incidentally spoke over each other, which made them both laugh.

'Love," Patch thought to himself.

"Can I call you by name," Tod asked shyly.

"Oh, oh, sure, why not," Vixey grinned.

"Thank you…w-what is your first name," Tod grinned back.

"Vixey," the female fox replied.

"Vixey," Tod grinned out of love, "my name is, uh…T-Tod."

"Tod," Vixey grinned back, "that's a nice name....Tod…"

"Isn't it beautiful, Nick," Judy grinned.

"Sure, Carrots," Nick grinned back, yet giving her that nickname.

"So romantic," Collette sighed.

Patch grinned, laying against her slightly. Scamp and Angel did the same. Danielle frowned as she thought about Copper, feeling left out right now. Big Mama felt happy that Tod and Vixey were together.

"Looks like that country boy is doing it big with her," Boomer chuckled.

"Now keep it down," Big Mama whispered pitifully as she closed his beak.

"Well, Tod, you know what?" Vixey grinned to Tod as she looked down into the water, "this stream is just complete with trout.  Think you can catch one?"

"One what?" Tod asked while yet in love.

"One what?" Vixey repeated with a giggle, "fish, foolish."

"Oh, oh, yes," Tod replied, "oh, yes.  My darling young lady, you happen to be watching an experienced fishing fox."

"Well, I guess he's your nephew now," Judy teased Nick.

"He's about to embarrass himself," Patch face-pawed.

Tod jumped onto a log in the stream. "I know all the tricks.  In fact, I never fail."

"This can only end in tears," Annette deadpanned slightly.

"Uh-oh, here comes a whopper value meal, now watch carefully," Tod smirked to the big fish to show Vixey what he could do and hit his paw into the water, incidentally splashing the vixen. Soon he tried to get the fish, only to keep on missing.

"Tod, you need help," Vixey offered.

"No.  No, I always do it this fashion," Tod grinned, though he kept missing the fish, "I have him," he only seemed to have caught the stick instead of the fish and which was funny.

"Oh, that country boy, he doesn't know anything about fishing," Boomer laughed.

Soon Dinky laughed with the woodpecker and Tod looked into his mouth and spit out the stick. Not even Vixey could exist laughing.

"Go ahead, go ahead and laugh," Tod frowned as he tried to swim out of the water, "you're like everyone else around here!"

Patch and the others tried to exist the urge to laugh.

"Oh, Tod, I'm sorry, I can't help it," Vixey giggled, "you're so funny!"

"Well, I can't fish," Tod frowned since he didn't like being laughed at, "you're a foolish female with an empty head!"

"What did you call her," Annette, Collette, Danielle and Judy frowned.

"Now just a moment," Vixey frowned, "I mean, you have a nerve.  Why don't you just grow up?"

"Tod, that's not the fashion to speak to Vixey," Big Mama scolded.

"Oh, raspberries; I did it," Tod frowned as he dripped.

'Oh, this is bad,' Scamp thought to himself.

"Boy, I know facts look hard, but you can't get mad like that," Nick advised his grown nephew.

"He's right," Patch said.

"You must be natural," Annette advised.

"That's the fact," Big Mama agreed.

Vixey turned back to Tod, but turned away, but yet mad at him. Tod looked yet frustrated with Vixey, but found himself unable to stay mad at her. Soon he came into a field of flowers and decided to pick one.

"If you have a natural presentation," Patch randomnly sang, "you deserve a chemical reaction. You're gonna get a entire lot of satisfaction, here's all you have to do.  If you feel that natural affection, lead you in the separate direction.  You must stop showing off, start showing up with little natural you.  Yes, you must appreciate the lady.  And now, that is a natural fact because if you beeeee yourself with the lady, ye-ee-ee-es!  You're gonna get, I could always count on you," before chuckling.

Soon Tod tried to offer the flower to Vixey. Soon Vixey turned her head away from him. Eventually, she sniffed the flower and she let out a sneeze. Tod also sneezed, dropping the flower. Soon Vixey forgave him and nuzzled up against him.

"Aw," the girls grinned.

Then Big Mama shooed off Boomer and Dinky where that Tod and Vixey could be alone. Soon Patch and the others did the same fact.

"Well, these are the famous Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde," Annette asked.

"It's alright," Patch grinned, "Judy is the first bunny cop, and Nick helps her in the ZPD."

"That's true," Nick said.

"Well, what?" Annette asked Judy, "can't rabbits be cops in the world?"

"Well, it's mostly a job for a bigger animal, where no one would take me seriously if I moved to Zootropolis," Judy warned her.

"Really," Danielle asked.

"Oh, yes," Judy grinned, "it's a really amazing story. Nobody at home thought I could make it, but I always believed in myself!  Like my favorite pop singer, Gazelle, she always says 'Try it All'."

Nick and Judy began to warn them everyone. Soon Tod and Vixey began to bond with each other in the forest.

"And that's how your Uncle Tod met your Aunt Vixey," Colette grinned to Scruffy and Dot.

"Aw," Dot grinned.

"Yawn," Scruffy muttered.

"Aw, c'mon, Scruffy, every story needs a break from the tension," Patch warned his son.

"Yes, yes, yes," Scruffy rolled his eyes.

Patch and Collete just sighed to their son before continuing the story.

"And then, Nick signed up and joined the force to be with me, and we've been partners ever since," Judy concluded her story to the dogs who weren't there.

"Is that a ring I see," Collette asked Judy as she saw her wearing an engagement ring.

"Well, you noticed," Judy grinned.

"You mean...you and Nick..." Patch asked.

Judy nodded happily.

"Where did you get engaged," Scamp asked.

"Well, that's another interesting story," Judy replied in great detail, almost like the others could picture this happening in their minds, "there was a robbery in a Savings Bank about two months ago with ferocious bees and a cashier from a bear bank that was held hostage. I decided to go inside, although the others warned me it could be dangerous, but I wasn't going to let anyone stop me now that I became the world's first bunny cop.  However, it got too dangerous and sure enough, Nick came to help me.  I was a little bit hurt by the stingers, but nothing too bad.  Nick took my paw and helped me and was so relieved that I was fine.  We shared a hug, and soon he knelt down and revealed this ring to me and asked me the question I never thought I'd hear in my life."

"I asked her to make me the happiest fox in the world and marry me," Nick grinned.

Judy grinned back, turning pink in her fuzzy cheeks slightly. The others grinned to that as they 'oohed' and chuckled for the future happy couple.

"Well, I guess you two want to ask Tod to be the ring bearer or the best man," Patch guessed.

"Well, since he's a little too old to be a ring bearer, I suppose he could be my best man," Nick replied, "he's a much better friend than Finnick."

"Whatever happened to him," Patch asked.

"I never saw him again after I joined the ZPD," Nick shrugged.

"I guess he didn't let the policemen raise him for illegal facts he could do so," Scamp said.

"That has always been my guess," Nick nodded.

Later on, Tod and Vixey came back as they shared alone time together, seeming almost like soulmates.

"Aw," the girls grinned.

"Danielle, you've grown so much," Annette grinned to her tomboy sister, "you usually hate these love stuff!"

"I know, right," Danielle grinned back.

"Oh, our Dani's grown up," Colette added.

"Shut up," Danielle blushed.

Colette, Annette and Angel just chuckled to that.

"While we were all having fun, Amos and Copper started making their road to where we were," Patch's voice narrated.

"Is this the frightening part," Dot begged to know.

"No," Collette said, "not yet."

"Oh, where will it already be there," Dot moaned, "the suspense hurts me!"

"Keep warning the story," Scruffy said as he frowned and tried to comfort his sister, even if the love story part of the story was boring him.

"Should we go home now," Angel asked as Tod and Vixey were running through a field together in perfect harmony.

"I'm not sure," Collette said.

"It looks good to go, but something warns me that something will happen later that'll be great," Patch replied.

"Well, if Patch says we should stay, I think we should stay," Collette said to her siblings since she was the closest to Patch.

"Alright," Scamp said.

Patch walked around the forest with the others, though Collette stayed behind him just to keep safe.

"You look like a forest survivor, Patch," Danielle said.

"What have I done," Patch replied, "adventures help out."

"Yes, I can see that," Scamp agreed.

"Warn me, didn't you get lost in a forest once," Danielle asked Patch and Collette.

"Um...well...not so lost..." Patch grinned sheepishly, "we were just helping friends."

"Yes," Collette added.

"How very reassuring," Annette deadpanned.

Collette looked firm to her older sister.

"I think it sounds good," Danielle beamed.

"Same here," Angel said.

"I didn't want an adventure," Annette mumbled.

"Aw, c'mon, Anne, get out of your comfort zone," Danielle grinned, showing her true tomboy side, "I love rolling around in the dirt, being chased and sleeping on the ground!"

"You take so much from Dad," Annette rolled her eyes.

"Sure," Danielle grinned.

"Oi..." Annette sighed as she missed home already due to being a prim and proper dog like Lady was, though a little bit of before where she met Tramp.

Nick and Judy walked together, but heard something in the distance and soon hid for shelter as they saw a certain human who had metal traps.

"That's not good," Nick whispered.

"I can't believe some humans are chasing us as if they were criminal predators," Judy whispered back.

"We must warn the others," Nick whispered back.

Judy nodded and followed Nick away from Amos as he pulled out dangerous hunting traps. Soon Amos took his gun and hid for cover while Copper sniffed out any possible prey, and where he could smell a familiar scent of Tod.

"Have you children seen Tod," Nick asked the dogs.

"Oh, um...I'm sorry, Mr. Wilde, but we let him and Vixey be alone together," Collette replied.

"Could be bad," Nick panicked.

"Why," Angel asked.

"We saw these sharp metal facts and this human made them for Tod," Judy replied.

"Human...Sharp Metal Stuff...." Patch muttered until his eyes widened, "Amos! He's back!"

"And these metal facts must be cages or bear traps," Collette gulped.

"Where did you last see Tod," Nick yelped.

"Huh...I saw him and Vixey walking across the lawn, but..." Scamp replied, only to shrug.

"Oh, I can't lose Tod," Nick cried out in grief, "I've already lost his mother, I can't risk losing him!"

Patch and the others began to sniff for Tod. Nick panicked and looked quite, quite paranoid.

"It's going to be alright, Nick, I'm sure it will," Judy soothed as she took his paw, gently squeezing it.

"You're probably right," Nick said.

"It'll be alright," Judy soothed.

Soon Nick took a deep breath and put his other paw on top of Judy's paw holding his.

"We should go see them," Scamp said.

"C'mon then, they can't have gone too far," Patch replied.

Soon they went away to find Tod and/or Vixey where it wouldn't be too late.

They searched for a little while until they found them watching a duck and some ducklings walking past.

"Hi, ducklings..." Danielle cooed with a small grin, "a duck went up to the lemonade stand, and he said to the man and drove the booth, 'hey! Do you have any grapes'," she randomly sang from one of Junior's childhood favorite nursery rhymes.

Hearing this caused the duck and ducklings to look confused.

"Have you seen a couple of foxes here," Collette asked the duck family.

Soon the duck family pointed to the fox couple next to them.

"Heh...thank you," Collette grinned.

The duck in front nodded with a grin back.

"Hey, guys," Tod grinned.

"Tod, thank Gabriel, you're alright," Patch gasped.

"Uh...yes, I'm obviously, why shouldn't I be," Tod asked the Dalmatian.

"Amos Slade is here and so is Copper," Patch warned him.

"What?" Tod asked, "Are you sure?"

"Judy and I saw them with some terrible traps," Nick said.

"Uh, n-nasty traps...?" Tod asked hesitantly.

"We're very sorry, Tod, but we had to warn you," Judy replied as her ears drooped down in concern for him.

"Perhaps we should go someplace safe," Vixey frowned.

Tod looked torn on what to do.

"C'mon, let's go this way, children, I want to speak to you about something anyhow," Nick warned Tod.

"Um, alright," Tod said.

"C'mon, this way," Nick warned his nephew.

Tod turned back, but soon followed the others away out of Amos' trap, and which was a good fact to set off other horrible traps.

"What's going on?" Vixey asked.

"Hunters, trust me, this way," Nick urged.

Judy nodded in agreement with him. There was a light growling heard in the background.

"Oops..." Scamp gulped.

"D-Did you hear that," Angel asked him, "it almost makes me think of Reggie."

"Yes, but forunately it's not," Scamp devoured, remembering that all too well.

"Then it must be...." Danielle gulped before looking to see who it was.

Soon Copper came out, looking aggressive and frustrated, which made Tod react the same fashion. The two looked more like natural enemies now.

"Tod, wait, let me try to speak to him," Danielle begged the fox.

Tod growled before looking to the tomboy cocker spaniel. Danielle had dewy eyes as she looked into his eyes. Then Tod stepped down and let Danielle speak with Copper.

"Copper, please, don't do this," Danielle begged the hound dog.

"D-Danielle," Copper softly asked the tomboy cocker spaniel.

"Copper, please, Tod's your best friend," Danielle begged, "please don't fight him or hurt him."

"I'm sorry, but I don't have to fight him," Copper said, "Tod injured Chief....you all did on the train tracks."

"Not exactly," Patch warned him, "he was hit by a train coming."

"What?" Copper asked.

"It's true, you just saw the wrong end of it..." Danielle said, "I'm really sorry, Copper, but Tod and the others and I did nothing."

"That's true," Annette said.

Copper merely frowned at them.

"You have to believe us...... Danielle said softly to him before nuzzling up against him, "we would never lie to you."

Copper frowned, but he looked into Danielle's eyes as she looked sullen to him. Then he seemed to soften up a little bit since she was begging to him.

"Well, did Uncle Copper thought Aunt Danielle," Dot's voice asked.

"He did it with the power of love, but it wasn't so easy for Mr. Amos," Patch's voice replied.

Amos had his gun aimed for Tod and began to shoot.

"This way," Vixey warned him as she led him off to get away from the gunshots.

Soon Tod followed after her. Vixey led him to a burrow where they could both hide for shelter.

"Oh, Patch, I don't like weapons," Collette lamented.

"Oh, ne pas pleure..." Patch frowned to her, but eventually, Collette wept as she felt very emotional and depressed about the use of a gun.

"Let me guess, will this be your home," Nick asked Tod and Vixey.

"We thought about it, I'm living here," Vixey replied.

"The forest looks beautiful because a hunter isn't trying to chase us down," Judy said.

"Glad you believe that, Carrots," Nick grinned.

"You'll be able to live here, because we'll make sure," Patch promised, trying to sound as brave and heroic as his father.

"Does anyone else smell fire," Collette asked as she felt smoke.

"F-Fire..." Patch's eyes widened.

Soon flames came into the burrow to frighten them both out.

"Guys, we're trapped," Vixey gasped and coughed, "Tod, I'm afraid!"

"We have to try to jump through it," Angel coughed.

"J-Jump," Vixey asked.

"C'mon, Vixey, this is our only hope," Tod warned her.

Soon they jumped through and where Amos was surprised by this. However, one didn't make it out.

"I don't think so," Amos gasped, "Copper, get them!"

"Danielle..." Copper whispered to himself, "she's yet in there...."

Soon Copper jumped in and rescued Danielle. One of Danielle's bows got caught in something, making her throw in the burrow. Copper coughed a bit and soon bit onto Danielle's collar to drag her out to safety. Soon she was able to breathe once she was put out of the burrow. Copper gently splashed some water on her.

Danielle coughed again and looked up wearily and bleary-eyed to the hound dog. "Copper..." she asked softly.

"Thank heavens," Copper sighed.

"I got stuck..." Danielle said softly.

"I'm awfully sorry...." Copper replied as he nuzzled against her, "it's alright now."

Danielle grinned as the Copper she loved was back. Copper grinned back, but soon felt something deep inside of himself and felt quite different around Danielle. Soon Danielle and Copper caught the scent of something big and furry coming.

"Do you smell what I smell," Copper asked her.

"Yes, but I hope I'm wrong," Danielle said with widened eyes.

Soon they both heard a growling sound.

"Dare we check it out," Danielle swallowed.

"I'd rather not," Copper said.

Then the two dogs went to get away from the vicious growling as they feared the worst.

The growling, in fact, came from a black bear who was looking for prey which was never a good sign and where the unlucky one was Amos Slade. Danielle and Copper walked away together, but soon the hound dog stopped.

"Copper," Danielle asked.

"Amos..." Copper whispered in concern for his human, "I have to help him."

Danielle could understand why Copper needed to save his master. "It's best you go...." she softly warned him, unwilling to hold him back.

Soon Copper gave her a lick on the cheek. Danielle's eyes widened and she blushed, feeling her heart race inside her chest. Was this what her mother warned her about love?

"Is this the frightening part?" Dot's voice asked.

"Yes, Dot, this is going to be the frightening part," Patch warned.

Soon Dot gulped as she huddled to Scruffy.

"Aw, it'll be alright, Dottie..." Collette said.

"Do you mind me taking a short break from the story," Dot asked, "I think I need a moment."

"Go ahead, darling," Patch grinned comfortingly, almost like his sister Penny's bond with their father as they were puppies.

Soon Dot walked off to have a moment to herself.

"It's so nice of you to comfort your sister, Scruffy," Patch grinned.

"Well, she's my sister, I have to watch out for her..." Scruffy replied, "even if Fluffy and Spot no longer live here...does anyone know who adopted them?"

"For Fluffy, I don't know, but a woman named Moonray adopted Spot for 'spiritual guidance' for her daughters," Collette said as the woman sounded like a hippie, "I feel like your brother will end up as Buddha from the Air Buddies."

"That's more like it," Scruffy said.

Dot sat alone as she stared out the window, looking at the world. "I wish I could be brave as Mum, Dad and Scruffy...." she sighed, "I bet that even grandmother Perdita was braver than I am...I'll never go on some real adventures with Lex one day."

A light seemed to shine down on Dot as she lay down.

Dot sighed before staring away into space before looking into the clouds to see a pink whippet angel, who had a small grin to her to help her cheer up and teach her never to give up hope. "W-Who are you," she asked.

"My name is Annabelle, my child," the whippet angel grinned, "you seem like you need professional guidance, why would someone as happy and healthy as you need to be down in the dumps?"

Dot had a feeling she could trust her. Annabelle smiled.

"Are you an angel," Dot asked the whippet.

"Oh, you can say that," Annabelle grinned, "aw...you look so cute....just like how Gabriel made you before you were born."

Dot grinned at that compliment.

"You'll do well on your own adventures one day, my child," Annabelle grinned back, "if your parents first saw Air Buddies, they weren't sure either, but look at where they ended up. Also, not to mention two wolves you may meet in the future, and I don't mean just Balto and his family."

"You mean Humphrey and Kate," Dot asked.

"It would be these," Annabelle grinned.

"Ooh," Dot grinned back in emotion and anticipation.

"It's like your own adventure in nature, like the first time your parents watched Air Buddies," Annabelle grinned back.

"Yay," Dot grinned.

"Well, someone suddenly likes the sound of a good adventure," Annabelle grinned back, "you'd make a wonderful Guardian Angel in the future."

Dot grinned back at her.

"I'm getting off to a good start now," Annabelle warned her, "be good, I know you'll take it, leave it for the moment."

"Farewell..." Dot said before sighing with a small grin. "Nothing like speaking to an angel to make you feel better about yourself," she went back inside.

"Feeling better, darling," Collette grinned.

"I think so, Mum," Dot nodded, "you can keep warning the story, Dad."

"Thank you, now, um...where was I," Patch replied.

"Uncle Copper went to save his master," Scruffy reminded.

"Oh, yes, that's right..." Patch nodded, getting back into the story.

Danielle shivered hesitantly from the growling as she feared the worst, but she hoped that Copper would be alright.

"Stay here," Copper warned Danielle before going toward who was growling which was a large black grizzly bear.

"Oh, Copper, please be alright," Danielle begged.

Copper began to growl at the black bear. Danielle may have been a rough and hard tomboy, but seeing the black bear alarmed her. Amos shook hesitantly and tried to shoot at the bear, just hitting his shoulder, which made him roar even louder. The bear snarled and came closer to the hunter with beady red eyes, but with Copper helping Amos, it was challenging for the bear. Danielle covered her face with her paws, shaking slightly in fear.

Amos tried to reload his gun, but managed to load a few ammo into it, then aimed it at the bear, who unfortunately swipped at him, causing him to drop his gun loose and lose his hat and slide down from the cliff. Amos saw the beast coming toward him and even had gotten his gun caught on a small tree sapling and had been stepping backward to get his foot caught in one of his own steel traps as the bear came closer and closer toward him. Soon Copper growled and attacked the bear despite the bear being bigger and more terrifying than him. Danielle began to pray that Copper wouldn't get hurt. She just couldn't bear to watch, no pun intended. The bear whacked Copper away. Copper was not hurt, but continued to growl at the black bear. Amos groaned and fought as he had a hard time getting his own trap off of his foot during the fight between Copper and the bear. Patch and the others began to concern about Copper.

"I just can't watch," Danielle lamented, "warn me if it's over."

"You've had it, Dani," Angel soothed.

Copper and the black bear continued to fight to what looked like the death. Tod even looked concerned for his best friend. Soon the black bear punched Copper down, which made the hound dog yelp and whine.

"Tod," Vixey called out.

Tod was about to go with her, but seeing his best friend tore him apart on the inside. Soon Patch and the others went to save Copper.

"Copper..." Danielle whined.

"Be strong, Danielle, I know you can do it," Annette encouraged.

Danielle took a deep breath before joining in to save Copper. Copper was thrown down by a rock and looked rather hurt. Danielle growled and ran toward the bear, jumping up and biting at his leg. And where this caught the bear's attention. Danielle growled as she frowned up at the black bear for hurting Copper.

"Charge," Patch's voice called out.

The bear looked over. Then the dogs all charged together toward the black bear.

"We may be more puppies, but we should give him a douse of our own Puppy Power," Annette proclaimed, almost like Scrappy-Doo.

Tod even joined in on the fight against the bear. It was a graphic fight, and even though they were more dogs, more of them did much better against the black bear than just Copper. Soon Patch saw the waterfall and had an idea and whispered it to Collette and warned her to pass it onto the next dog. Collette passed it on until they came to the final dog as they fought the black bear, and where they fought him all the road up to a tree that was close to the edge, leading to where the waterfall was heading. The black bear snarled. Soon Tod tackled him down to the edge, but he seemed to be going with the bear down the edge into the waterfall.

"TOD!," everyone else cried out in grief as Tod fell with the black bear.

Soon they rushed down to where the waterfall ended. There was a huge splash heard.

Patch and the others sat on the shore to wait for an outcome. Eventually, it was Tod, who came out of the water and the black bear had been defeated.

"Oh, thank heavens," Collette sighed out of relief.

Tod had damage walking, but he was yet alive. Nick and Judy rushed over to help him out.

"I think he broke a leg," Judy said to Nick and the others.

"You sure," Collette asked.

"I'm not sure, but there must be an injury, he's having damage walking," Judy replied.

Soon Copper and Danielle came together to see their fallen fox friend. Soon there was the clicking of a gun heard and everyone looked up to see Amos frowning as he was about to shoot Tod dead. Soon Patch and the others got in Amos' road.

"C'mon, Copper, get out of the way," Amos warned the hound dog.

Soon Copper stood over Tod to protect him as they were best friends. He even included a wheeze as a begging to Amos not to shoot Tod.

Amos frowned to Tod, but didn't let also shoot Copper and hoped the hound dog would get out of the road, but of course he wouldn't. Soon his face softened as he found himself unable to shoot. "Well…c'mon, boy," he said gently as he put his weapon down and pet his dog, "let's go home." He, of course, had to limp the rest at the end with what just happened.

Soon Copper began to follow his human back home, but then stopped. Then Nick and Judy helped Tod on dry land as he seemed hurt. Tod looked at Copper and giving him a small grin. Copper grinned back to Tod before he continued on.

"I'm confused; why haven't they said a farewell," Danielle asked.

"Perhaps it would be too mournful," Patch asked.

Soon Nick and Judy brought Tod over to where they were staying in the forest to check him over for any injuries from the black bear fight, luckily, he didn't break any of his legs or body parts.

"You have a minor sprain, you're very lucky," Judy warned Tod.

"Thanks, Aunt Judy," Tod grinned wearily, "I can yet call you that, right?"

"Of course you can; your uncle even has something to ask you," Judy said.

"W-What is this, Uncle Nick," Tod asked.

"Well...as you know, we're planning to get married," Nick grinned to his nephew, "we wondered if you'd like to help in the wedding with a special job."

"What kind of work," Tod asked.

"Oh...I might thought because you're older, you could be my best man......er...fox," Nick replied.

"Really," Tod grinned, "you want me to be your best fox?"

"I wouldn't want it any other fashion, boy," Nick grinned back.

"Oh, Uncle Nick, thank you," Tod beamed, "I'd like to!"

This seemed to be like an ending to a new beginning.

Dot and Scruffy both grinned to that.

The next morning came in the forest. The dogs were fast asleep until they moaned and heard pecking from a certain woodpecker, and where they awakened, ready to stop the annoying bird.

"I'm going to tear away his feathers," Patch growled, "he's annoying than Daffy Duck."

"Hey, that name sounds like Danger Duck from where Jesse and Lex met the Loonatics," Scruffy's voice spoke up.

"That's because Daffy was Danger Duck's ancestor," Patch's voice said.

"Oh...I knew that..." Scruffy said.

Dot just rolled her eyes to that.

The dogs frowned as they came up to the tree.

"Csendes, this is it," Dinky warned Boomer, "we've certainly got him now!"

"Boys, I think you're surprised by what you find," Patch said.

"Duh, why do you say that," Boomer asked, "oh, my h-heavens!"

There seemed to be magic going on inside the tree, which alarmed the two birds.

"What just happened," Dinky asked.

Eventually, out came a butterfly.

"You see," Patch warned the two birds, "he became a butterfly."

The butterfly grinned all around before flying off from the birds, who had been stalking him for a long time now.

"I wonder how Mr. Amos is," Danielle said.

"Perhaps he's changed his mind," Collette replied.

"I doubt it...people can't change like that......" Annette said.

"You and Scrappy got so mad that once before you both had to be evicted," Patch reminded, "by the way, where did you go after you got in danger?"

"Scooby's sister sent us to stay with her older brother, Yabba-Doo, and Deputy Dusty in Tumbleweed County," Annette explained.

Soon they heard Amos' voice. This made them all turn over as their ears seemed to prick up.

She found the man moaning and wheezing as Widow Tweed was bandaging him up.

"What a baby," Danielle scoffed.

"Amos Slade, will you shut up," Widow Tweed giggled, "you're acting like a child."

"Well, for heaven's sake, you're hurting my foot, woman," Amos complained.

"It wouldn't hurt so much if he kept silent," Collette whispered to the others.

"That's always such a hard lesson for someone like you," Patch nodded.

"I think Chief acted like a puppy if he was injured," Annette said.

"Huh, he sure makes a lot of fuss about an old hurt leg," Chief scoffed as he sat behind Copper in their barrels.

Copper smirked his head to the older dog, and looked a little sleepy. Danielle, seeing Copper sleepy, made her sleepy.

"You've had a tiring time, why don't you go with him," Annette offered.

Danielle seemed to already just do that. The others allowed her to go. Soon Danielle got settled in to lay down next to Copper and soon fell asleep right next to him. Copper looked over to him before grinning and falling back asleep, and where it was a new beginning for them. Tod watched from a ledge before Vixey, Nick and Judy came to join him. Soon Vixey nuzzled up against Tod to comfort him since he wasn't allowed back there. Soon Tod grinned to her and nuzzled her back.

Executive Producers DENNIS DESHAZER SHERYL STAMPS LEACH

Senior Producer JIM ROWLEY

Producers JEFF GITTLE MARTHA DATEMA LIPSCOMB

Director BRUCE DECK

Writer MITCH LOBROVICH

Production Designer JESS NELSON

Musical Director BOB SINGLETON

Lyricists/Composers STEPHEN BATES BALTES LORY LAZARUS

Performance Director PENNY WILSON

Educational Specialists MARY ANN DUDKO, Ph.D. MARGIE LARSEN, M.Ed.

Cast: Voice of Barney... BOB WEST Barney's Body Costume... DAVID JOYNER Voice of Baby Bop... JULIE JOHNSON Baby Bop's Body Costume... JEFF AYERS Voice of B.J. ... PATTY WIRTZ B.J.'s Body Costume... JEFF BROOKS

Cast: Shawn... JOHN DAVID BENNETT, II Tosha... HOPE CERVANTES Stella the Storyteller... PHYLLIS CICERO Jason... KURT DYKHUIZEN Kathy... LAUREN KING Juan... MICHAEL KROST

Cast: Carlos... COREY LOPEZ Min... PIA MANALO Kenneth... NATHAN REGAN Julie... SUSANNAH WETZEL Special Thanks to... MATTHEW S. CARLTON

Associate Director ERIC NORBERG

Stage Manager TERRIE DAVIS MANNING

Lighting Design BERNER & BRILL LIGHTING DESIGN, INC.

Editor MCKEE SMITH

Audio Director DAVID M. BOOTHE

Art Director ELIZABETH SAGAN VELTEN

Wardrobe Supervisor/Designer LISA O. ALBERTSON

Technical Operations Supervisor RANDY BREEDLOVE

Video Engineer RANDY PATRICK

Camera Operators LARRY ALLEN OZ COLEMAN TOM COX BRUCE HARMON

Production Audio RONALD G. BALENTINE DAVID LOWE

Boom Operators DAVID M. ROBERTS DAVID SMITH

Lighting Director CASEY COOK

Key Grip BUZ CANNON

Lighting Board Operator TODD DAVIS

Grip/Electric JAMES EDWARDS

Construction Supervisor CHARLES BAILEY

Craft Shop Supervisor RAY HENRY

Art/Craft Coordinator AMY ATHERTON

Set Dresser AGGIE DAVIS-BROOKS

Draftsperson CHRISTOPHER McCRAY

Craft/Prop Artist MARK BROGAN

Props/Special Effects DAVID COBB

Carpenters TY M. BURNS DANNY SMITH

Scenic Painter E. (BILL) SLETTE

Swing Crew CARMELO GOMEZ

Costume Shop Manager GEORGIA FORD WAGENHURST

Costume Technician D.J. SEGLER

Costume Sewing NATALIE SERGI-SAARI SUSIE THENNES

Make-Up Designer JEANIE L. D'IORIO

Hair Stylist DEBRA HERTEL HAEFLING

Costume/Wardrobe Assistants BRIAN N. BLEVINS JANET BUSH

Field Producer SANDY JANTZEN

Post Videotape DUDLEY ASAFF

Dialogue Editor DENICE CROWELL

Post Production Audio CRAIG CHASTAIN

Production Office Manager SUE SHINN

Script Supervisor CATHERINE REYNOLDS

Production Coordinators JULIE HUTCHINGS KELLY MAHER

Production Accountant DEBBIE COTTLE

Production Secretary AUSTIN GRAY

Asst. to Performance Director DAVID VOSS

Production Assistants BRADEN MCDONALD DAVID VOSS

Barney Music Department JILL HANCE CHARLES KING JONATHAN SMITH ETHEL WADSWORTH

For Singleton Productions, Inc. BRADFORD COLEMAN LARRY HARON MIKE PIETZSCH

Educational Research Staff PATSY J. ROBLES GOODWIN, M.Ed. KIMBERLY THORNTON, M.Ed. JOY STARR

Children's Teacher SANDRA GILPIN

Children's Supervisor DWAYNE HULL

Barney and the Backyard Gang™ and Barney & Friends® were originally developed by Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer.

Vocal Performances Enhanced with Help from Singleton Productions, Inc.

"I Love You" • Lyrics by Lee Bernstein (BMI)

Special Thanks to Tom Rennen of Intelligent Light Digital Imaging Animal Trackers

Original Barney, Baby Bop and B.J. Costumes by IRENE COREY DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Produced by THE LYONS GROUP AND CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION

For Connecticut Public Television Executives in Charge LARRY RIFKIN SHARON BLAIR

Executive in Charge RICHARD C. LEACH

BARNEY & FRIENDS • I Just Love Bugs! Copyright 1981 • Lyons Partnership, L.P.