(Over Africa)

[Dreamworks theme song)

The dreamworks cresent moon appears over a bunch of clouds. A boy floats up to the moon with a bunch of balloons and sits down on the bottom of the cresent. He pulls out a fishing pole and throws it to the ground below. He gets ready to fish as "DreamWorks Animation SKG" appeared below him. But then a black flipper appeared and hit him on the back of the neck. He fell backwards, shouted, "Hey!" and was dragged out of view. The sounds of the boy getting beat up and breaking glass filled the air. Then Five Penguins slid out and stand were the boy was sitting. The leader of the penguins then grabbed the fishing pole and reeling a large fish. "Well done, boys," he said. "Not all of us our boys," the only female penguin shouted. "Well done, comrades!" he said, "Looks like ice-cold sushi for breakfast…High-one!" Then started to slap each others flippers as the camera flies down…towards the African savannah.

Kenya Wildlife Preserve, Africa

A young lion cub was jumping around in front of his patient father. "No, No, son. Over here," He said. The lion cub keep hopping around ignoring the "lion" rattle his dad held. "see the lion?" he said, "Look at the lion and get the lion." "ah!" he said mildly disappointed. "Now, son," he said as his son started to dance around, "If you're gonna grow up and be like your daddy someday, you gotta learn how to fight." "da-da," the cub replied. "Now, Alakay, Let me show you something, Ok?" He opened his paw and show him the Africa shaped birthmark in the middle of the palm, "You see this mark?" he asked. The cub placed his little paws on his dad's, "You and me are the same." The young cub looked at his paw and saw the same birthmark. "When you're bigger you'll be Alpha Lion, just like me."

"Now let me see you fight, ready?" Alakay growled at the rattle moving his "claws" in front of his body. But then the cub started to dance again. "No, Alakay. No dancing! You just amuse yourself, don't you?" The lion then picked up his son in his hand and said, "You're a strange kid. You're a strange one. I'm…" the cub then move his hand up with a smile then moved his hand down changing to an angry expression. The cub moved his hand back up changing back to a smile. "Come on Alex let's try it again!" while the lion was trying to get his cub to listen another Lion showed up. "Gosh Darn It!" the other lion said, "So disappointing when they don't grow up like you want them to!"

"Mukunka…you aren't challenging me again are you?" "Look on the bright side Zuba," Mukunka replied, "after I defeat you and take over as Alpha lion…you'll have so much more time to spend with your pathetic excuse for a son!" Zuba noticed that his son was playing with a butterfly "Before I Kick your butt," Zuba said, "let me ask you why do you even want to become the alpha lion?" "I'm better looking, I have better hair, I'm Deceivingly smart, and I want everyone else to do as I say! We'll fight on three. One…" "pay attention Alakay," Zuba told his son, "Daddy's going to show you how it's done!" "Two! Three!" Mukunka shouted while Zuba was still distracted.

But Zuba quickly jumped Mukunka before he could jump him. But Alakay was quickly distracted by the butterfly. The Cub followed the butterfly while mimicking the flapping of it wings with his arms. The Butterfly landed on the cubs face and ended up in his mouth. Suddenly a piece of rope appeared and the butterfly flew out of the cub's mouth. He followed the rope through some tall grass and out of the preserve. "Who's the Alpha lion?" Zuba asked holding Mukunka down on the ground. "You are!" Mukunka replied. "Don't you forget it," Zuba said turning back to his son, "And that Alakay is how you attac…" Zuba eyes widened when he noticed that his son was gone the rattle on the ground. "Alakay?"

Meanwhile Alakay had been draw out of the preserve where a pair of hunters were waiting. "that's it!" the hunter said, "here Kitty Kitty…" Another Hunter pointed a gun but then noticed that it was only a lion cub. "eh…this one is a beauty," the hunter with the gun said as he picked Alakay up, "He'll be worth a few bucks…" The Hunters then threw Alakay into a crate and strapped the crate to their jeep. "It just gets easier and easier," the hunter said with a laugh. "Dada!" Alakay shouted out of the airhole in the crate. "Alakay." Zuba said as he desperately searched the savannah for his son, "Alakay. ALAKAY!" Zuba heard the hunter's jeep sped past behind him. His eye's went wide as he saw a crate that was moving and his son shouting, "Dada!"

"No! No!" Zuba shouted as he got on all fours and raced after the jeep, "No!" "Alakay!" Zuba shouted as he chased the jeep down the road and into the jungle. He got on high ground above the road and jump onto the back of the Jeep. While Zuba was focusing on the crate he failed to notice the hunter seeing him in the side mirror. "Alakay!" Zuba shouted, "daddy's got you hold on!" He then proceeded to tear off the ropes holding the crate in place. Zuba's attention was quickly drawn by the cocking of a weapon. The Hunter Shot Zuba off the back of the jeep. "Dada!" Alakay shouted as he peeked out to window to see his father on the ground as the jeep drove off. The Jeep quickly turned a corner flinging Alakay's crate into the river.

Zuba got up and with blurrly vision saw the jeep get farther and farther away. He ran off after the jeep unaware that his son was on longer on it. "Alakay!" Zuba shouted. "Daddy!" Alakay shouted from the river but Zuba was too far away to hear. The crate then floated down the river and into the ocean. Alakay drifted for days across the ocean until he drifted into the Harbor of New York City…

MADAGASCAR
ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

(Alternate Version)

Dock workers broke open the crate to find a lion cub inside. Much later the lion is releashed inside the Central Park Zoo Lion Habitat. Alakay walked toward the center of the concrete platform where zoo partons were waiting outside the habitat below. He looked down and saw a craving of a lion on it's hindlegs. Alakay mimicked the lion craving to the crowds cheers. Alakay then started to dance around which lead to louder cheers from the crowd. "I don't like the looks of this guy," a young zebra said. "Well I think he's kinda of cute," a young hippo said. "Well I think he's kinda of a show-off. "you think he's cute," a young giraffe with a cone-collar around his neck said. Alakay finished his first performance by jumping into the air…

Years later…

Alex landed on his rock before assuming his iconic pose. Alex then roared out to his adoring fans as Balloons were releashed and sparklers fired. "The King of New York City!" an announcer said, "Alex the lion!" "woo-ho!" Marty said, "I still think he's kinda a show-off!" "You got to give it to him," Melmen said, "the guy's an animal!" "maybe he should take a break," Marty said, "You know I think we all could use a vacation!" "come on," Gloria said, "where on earth would we go on vacation?" "I don't know about you," Marty said, "but I want to go to connecticut!"

(end of Prologue)