A/N: Gah, I hate author notes. They detract from the story so much! But this one was a necessity, and I'll make it brief. From here on out, I'll be trying to read through my chicken scratch I made as I took notes in the theater. I'll try to make it as accurate to the film as possible, but bear with me; until I get this on DVD (which I will), there will be errors and misquoted dialogue. Please have patience with me until I can get the film on DVD to review it and correct everything. Thank you.
"Uh... should we do something?" Sadness asked as he scratched some stubble. He gestured to Fear, collapsed on the floor.
"Nah," Anger said after swallowing some popcorn, "She'll just freak out again. Wait 'till the film starts, then wake her up."
Sadness was about to object, thought about it, then shrugged and went back to watching the short film as it continued to play out.
"He sat high above his bay
Watching all the couples play..."
"Aww! Look at all the cute little animals!" Joy exclaimed, smiling happily, "This is gonna be so-"
"And wishing that he had someone too.
"And from his lava came
This song of hope that he sang out loud
Every day for years and years..."
Joy's smile faded instantly. "Aww," Sadness moaned, "That's so depressing. That must be awful, being all alone in the middle of the ocean with nobody who likes you... I bet he's been that way his whole life, all by himself. Just a rock that can't even move or-"
"Yes. Thank you. We get it." Joy said quickly.
"I have a dream..."
"Oh, give me a break!" Disgust spat, "That voice does not match that character! It should be deeper, more gravelly-sounding."
"I hope will come true..."
"I don't think so," Joy said, "What, you think he'd sound good as Batman?"
"That you're here with me, and I'm here with you..."
"Of course not!" Disgust replied, "But come on, that voice doesn't sound... rough enough. Or deep enough."
"I wish that the Earth, sea, and the sky up above-a..."
"You're just nitpicking-"
"Shh! We're missing it."
"Will send me someone to lava..."
Disgust scoffed, then rolled his eyes. If there's one thing he couldn't stand, it was puns.
Joy chuckled and smiled. If there's one thing he thought was funny, it was puns.
As the scene shifted, years passed and the volcano changed. No longer the tall, proud mountain of long ago, the volcano was a broken husk of his former self, a sad little rock in the ocean without a scrap of green in sight.
"Years of singing all alone
Turned his lava into stone until..."
Joy glanced over at Sadness, who was starting to get more droopy. That is, until...
"He was on the brink of extinction..."
"Phht! Haha! Heh," Sadness chuckled, even going so far as to press the 'Snicker' button. He sighed, letting out the last of the laughter. Then he noticed Joy's almost offended-looking glance. "What? You don't find that funny? Not even a little?" He looked around at the others, whose confused faces were struggling to get the joke. A few shook their heads and shrugged. "Just me, huh? Alright, heh..."
"But little did he know,
That - living in the sea below -
Another volcano was listening to his song..."
Joy started humming along, his light brightening as the female volcano came on screen. 'That's so cute!' he thought to himself. 'Aww, the volcano's not alone after all!'
"Every day she heard his tune
Her lava grew and grew, because
She believed his song was meant for her."
"Stop that," Disgust said.
Joy stopped humming, but his grin only widened.
"Thanks."
"Now she was so ready to meet him above the sea
As he sang his song of hope for the last time."
"I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava..."
Now it was Disgust's turn to interrupt. "Oh, gross," he said.
"What?"
"The bubbles! Below the volcano."
"What about them?"
"Well, they look like farts."
Everyone started groaning and complaining at that.
"Oh, come on!" Anger said, "Why'd you have to go and ruin the scene for everyone else?"
"Sorry," Disgust shrugged, with a tone of voice that clearly showed he wasn't, "I just think it's gross is all."
Boom! On-screen, the female volcano blew up through the ocean, sending wave after wave of water all over the place. Incidentally, Fear jumped awake at this with a yell. "Whoa! What's going on? What'd I miss? Are we dying?"
"Easy!" Anger shouted, "Calm down, for crying out loud. The volcano erupted. Big whup."
"...Oh..." Fear said. Sure enough, a bunch of dust had covered the screen's entirety, obscuring even the ocean and sky from sight. Fear got back in her seat and picked up her water bottle. She felt ready to continue watching. That changed when she saw the volcano again, with those same black pits for eyes poked up out of the sea. A shudder rolled down her spine. "I gotta use the restroom," she said. Then, swallowing all the water at once, darted out. Nobody commented on this - it was pretty standard behavior.
"Rising from the sea below
Stood a lovely volcano
Looking all around but she could not see him..."
"No, no! No!" Anger boiled, "Turn around! Do it! Just do it!" The little red square actually stood up and gestured at the screen. "He's literally right behind you!"
"Sit down-"
"You sit down, Sadness! She won't just look right behind her!"
"...But I am sitting..."
"He tried to sing to let her know
That she was not there alone but with no lava his
Song was all gone."
"Oh no..." Sadness said. The volcano on screen tried so hard to catch the attention of the other one, but to no avail; he had no strength left to sing to her. Sadness felt his lip quiver at the sight.
"He filled the sea with his tears
And watched his dreams disappear as she
Remembered what his song meant to her..."
"Oh, that's- Oh no!" Sadness said, voice cracking. Joy offered him a tissue. He declined. "No, I'm- I'm good, I can- I can take it... I got through Wreck-it-Ralph, I'll- I'll get through th-th-this..." his voice trembled.
"I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava..."
The lava cracks underwater encompassed the old volcano from the opening, forming a heart-shaped river of lava gaping up from the depths. Joy sighed. Disgust rolled his eyes. Joy rolled his eyes at Disgust rolling his eyes. They exchanged a brief glare that was interrupted as another eruption exploded on-screen. Fear returned just in time to let out a soft yelp. Everyone else flinched as well when the volcano rocketed back up to the surface, bubbling water enveloping the screen.
"Heheh," came from Sadness again.
"Do we want to know?" Fear asked, taking her seat.
"Probably not," said the blue emotion, fighting to keep his composure as he thought about all the cute little fish that were probably swimming around when the volcano erupted. The scene transitioned once more, this time showing the two volcanoes locked in a warm tropical embrace, above the ocean's cold water.
"Oh they were so happy
To finally meet above the sea
All together now their lava grew and grew..."
"Oh, thank goodness!" Joy sighed as he collapsed into his chair, "I was worried for a second, but that's great! Aww, they look so cute!"
"Well..." Disgust said, but couldn't think of a good rebuttal.
"No longer are they all alone
With aloha as their new home
And when we visit them this is what they sing..."
Before he could be stopped, Joy was leaning on the controls, humming along.
"I have a dream I hope will come true..."
"Joy! No!" Disgust exclaimed, lunging at him to get him off the controls. In the process, he tripped and landed on them as well. The two struggled to get up, but only found themselves on the buttons again in a tangled up mess.
"That you'll grow old with me..."
Eventually, Joy managed to shove Disgust off.
"And I'll grow old with you..."
Clink. A new memory came rolling in.
"We thank the earth, sea, and the sky we thank too..."
"Of course," Disgust muttered to himself, seeing the gold-and-green marble rolling over to the shelves.
"I lava you..."
"Ugh..." he slammed his head into his hands.
"I lava you..."
His eyes widened suddenly as he heard a third voice.
"I lava you..."
"Joy, shut up." Disgust didn't even need to uncover his face to see that goofball bouncing and singing along to the music.
"Hey - that was rude," Sadness said.
"You're right, I'm sorry. Joy, please shut up."
