A/N: Pinkie Pie here to show the live broadcast of waking up Pumbaa, Applejack, and Judy Hopps! (She aims a camera through the window of the writers' studio, where Rainbow Dash sneaks up on the sleeping trio with several large balloons.)
Timon: (pops up next to Pinkie Pie and both Apple Bloom and Nick does the same) Is it time?
Nick: You sure that this is a good idea?
Pinkie Pie: Absolutely!
Rainbow Dash: (inside the studio) Ooh, this is going to be fun! (she ties the balloons just above the three sleepers and she produces a pin) Wake up time! (She pops the balloons right away.)
Pumbaa, Applejack, and Judy: (all jump into the air) Agh! (they land on the floor, run around in circles, and then right out the door, still screaming.)
Rainbow Dash: (falls onto the floor, laughing) That was great!
Pinkie Pie: (turns the camera to herself) And there you have it, folks. They're awake!
Dede42: (comes out of the house) And it's time for the deleted scene. Onward!
Look Before You Sleep: Deleted Scene 2: Where Sunrise Blossom Was The Whole Time: Part 2: Timon and Pumbaa's BIG Introduction! (Still a remake of one of our OLDER projects)
*So, exactly how long has poor Sunrise Blossom been left in the desert with no explanation other than tripping on a rock? Well, it's certainly been quite a long while. For the past few minutes, she's been running in all sorts of directions trying to find a way out. Not to mention some shade and some water. After all, it's a pretty big heatwave out here in places like this. Sadly, since losing Spike, luck just isn't on her side anymore as it's too hot for her to keep on running any longer. She just comes to complete stop and collapses on the ground giving up. As she slowly begins losing consciousness due to the extreme heat, she hopes that someone, ANYONE, would find her and save her. But only time will tell when that might happen.*
Pumbaa (offscreen): Is this the part where come in now, Timon?
Timon (offscreen): Yes, it is Pumbaa, my swine. Yes it is.
Pumbaa (offscreen): Oh, goody!
*Meanwhile in a certain jungle not too far away from the desert, a familiar looking meerkat with red hair and a familiar looking warthog with a big snout and two tusks are shown sleeping in their beds. Or rather, sleeping in one BIG bed leaning against a tree-stump...at least...that's what it looks like in the films. Normally, these two would be sleeping after a day of catching and eating all sorts of insects they can find. But today, they're sleeping because lately, they've been so exhausted from having part-time jobs as Simba's babysitters in the Pride Lands. And to be honest, I can't really blame them. I mean, it sure isn't easy looking after two lion cubs, a cheetah, a honey badger, a hippo and a bird that looks more like a parrot. Suddenly however, Timon wakes up from his slumber with a peculiar feeling he's never really had before. Boredom.*
(Yep. This takes place during and/or after the events of The Lion Guard where Timon and Pumbaa...aren't really as funny as they used to be compared to their show. And again, I'm not trying to offend or trigger anyone who's a fan of The Lion Guard or the other Lion King movies with dark subjects and serious moments. I'm mostly a comedy fanatic and that's mostly why I prefer Lion King 1 1/2 and the Timon and Pumbaa show more. I know I keep saying this a lot. But I still worry about what other people might say if I don't keep saying it. And no, I'm not showing off just because I keep saying it either before anyone says anything. And in case Drew Luczynski makes another unexpected return, trust me when I say I'm NOT intending to bash Simba in ANY way.)
Timon: (yawns) I don't know about you, Pumbaa, but I'm bored! Why do we even bother babysitting for Simba? Surely he can find someone else to it, right? I mean, come on! He's been working us harder than ever!
Pumbaa: (also waking up and yawning) You're right, Timon. He definitely does seem to spend a lot of his time giving us orders. And he doesn't really seem to have as much fun as he used to have when he used to live with us before Nala tried to eat me. Still, he's a king now, Timon. And following in his father's footsteps is a big job that carries responsibilities that affect lives other than his own.
Timon: (remembering those words all too well) Oh, gee whiz, Pumbaa! Please don't start THAT again! And yeah, those responsibilities sure have affected lives other than his own alright. OUR lives! Seriously, I'm not cut out for this babysitting job! You saw what happened when we had Pumbaa Junior to take care of. And remember all that trouble we got into trying to look after King Leopold's daughter Claudia?
(Callbacks to the episodes "Never Everglades" and "No-Good Samaritans". Speaking of that episode, which unfortunately isn't on Youtube anymore, did you know that the little cheetah, Princess Claudia, was actually voiced by Twilight Sparkle's voice actor known as Tara Strong? Shocking, isn't it?)
Pumbaa: (remembers those times) Hmm. I can see why you'd think that about babysitting after everything we've been through. But I don't think looking after Simba's new adopted family was as bad as all THAT.
Timon: Maybe not. But they ARE all a handful at times! (Sighs) I sure do miss all the wonderful times we used to have with Simba before all this happened. Man, those were the days.
Pumbaa: I know how you feel, Timon. But hey, we still have each other and all our adventures we go on. Heck, we even visit the human world and get into mischief there. And let's not forget the times when your Ma and Uncle Max come by to visit.
Timon: True. But we haven't really been able to have all THAT happen recently either what with our part-time babysitting duties, Pumbaa.
Pumbaa: (considers what Timon said) Yeah, maybe you're right, Timon. And...(hears the sounds of buzzards) hey, Timon, did you hear that?
Timon: Hear what?
Pumbaa: A noise!
Timon: What noise? (Starts hearing buzzards noises himself) Oh, you mean THOSE noises!
Pumbaa: I think it came from the desert area where we first found Simba. Come on. (Begins following the sounds)
*It takes a while, but after following the sounds of buzzards, Timon and Pumbaa arrive at the spot of the jungle where they FIRST heard the buzzards and both look at what they can see out in the desert area. The still unconscious and dryed out body of Sunrise Blossom and a whole bunch of buzzards surrounding it.*
Pumbaa: Well, what do you know, Timon? Even more buzzards! Let's go get them for old time's sake.
Timon: (sarcastically) Oh, sure. And find someone ELSE to babysit when we were supposed to be getting AWAY from that kind of job? Ha! Not gonna happen. Let's go on a Virtual Safari instead.
Pumbaa: Oh, you mean the one where you trip and fall into the fire pit and everybody laughs at you?
Timon: Pumbaa, what are you even talking about? There's no such safari where that even happens!
Pumbaa: Oh, then it's the one where we're on a ride which goes horribly wrong and THEN everybody laughs at you.
(This dialogue is loosely based off the random dialogue you hear after a long time of doing nothing on all the DVD menus of Disc 2 of The Lion King 1 1/2. Though, I doubt anyone else besides me takes the time to do nothing and wait for the random dialogue to happen before choosing an option.)
Timon: Um...(just gives in)...oh, alright! Fine! Bowling for buzzards it is.
Pumbaa: Yay!
*They charge towards the buzzards like the wind, yelling loudly just like in the first movie and kick them away.*
Timon: (shooing them off) Get out! Get out! Get outta here! And stay out! (throws rock) Stinking greedy buzzards! You could at least wait until whoever you found is dead! (Pause) It's not dead, is it?
Pumbaa: No. But you'd better come look. See if it still has a pulse.
Timon: (unsure) You sure it's not someone we'll end up babysitting against our wills again?
Pumbaa: Positive.
Timon: (just shrugs) Alrighty. Here we go again. (Sniffs Sunrise) Yep. Still breathing. Better get a look at her face and...YIKES! It's...it's...IT'S A HORSE! AND IT MIGHT EAT US! QUICK PUMBAA! BACK TO THE JUNGLE AND PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED!
Pumbaa: Why? What's wrong with horses? They're cute. And so's this one. Poor thing. All alone. Just like Simba. I'll bet she got lost. Can we kee...
Timon: (interrupting) NO! ABSOLUTLEY NOT! A lion cub? Maybe. An ugly chicken? Maybe also.
Pumbaa: Uh, Timon. Pumbaa Junior actually turned out to be an alligator.
Timon: (ignoring Pumbaa) A honey badger? Only if we absolutely HAVE to. A horse?! NO!
Pumbaa: Why not?
Timon: Why not? Well, for one thing, my porcine pal, I don't even know if horses eat guys like us or not!
Pumbaa: Well, I don't really think horses are predators, Timon. And anyway, we can't turn our backs on the poor thing.
Timon: Wanna bet? Who's the brains of this outfit anyway?
Pumbaa: Uhhhhhh...
Timon: My point exactly. Okay, we're outta here!
Pumbaa: But Timon, we took care of Simba when he was a cub and you refused at first thinking he would eat us but he didn't. He was on our side, so maybe this horsey thing might be on our side too.
Timon: (groans) Oy. (Gives in) Okay, fine. I guess if we really must. I mean, hey. This could be our chance to try and have all the fun we used to have with Simba as well as keeping our part-time jobs as babysitters.
Pumbaa: See? I knew you'd come around, Timon.
Timon: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's just get her to some shade already.
Pumbaa: (picks Sunrise up on his snout and carries her away) We're gonna name her Blossom!
(...I can't believe I just referenced the 2019 Lion King remake with that line.)
*So, Timon and Pumbaa have just taken Sunrise to some shade. This is definitely some SERIOUS Deja Vu for the both of them here. And what's the first thing they do to wake her Sunrise from unconsciousness? Yep! You guessed it! Splash water in her face! And what a surprise! It works! But then, why WOULDN'T it work? I mean, it DID work for Simba.*
Sunrise Blossom: (regaining consciousness) Huh? Wha-? Please, five more minutes mommy? I don't wanna get up yet.
Pumbaa: Look! It's waking up!
Timon: I can see that, Captain Obvious.
Sunrise Blossom: (rubs her eyes and has trouble seeing for a moment) A talking moongoose...
Timon: HEY!
Sunrise Blossom: And a big thing with tusks? (Yawns) I must be dreaming. (Goes back to sleep)
Timon: Whoa! (Hides behind a nearby bush before Sunrise squashes him) What did I tell ya, Pumbaa? I told ya this wasn't such a good idea of yours! Now, come on! Let's go! We've got lives to live here!
Pumbaa: (ignoring Timon) Hey now. Don't fall asleep. Please wake up. We rescued you. You nearly died. (Begins splashing Sunrise with water again)
Timon: Pumbaa?! What do you think you're doing?!
Sunrise Blossom: (wakes up from getting splashed again) Huh?! Spike?! That you?! (Shakes herself awake and does another yawn) Wh-where am I? And...(feels a slight headache coming on and winces) Ooh, my head! (Feels a pain in one of her hooves) Ow! And I think my hooves are sore from kicking that rock. Must've kicked it too hard or something.
Pumbaa: Are you okay there, friend?
Sunrise Blossom: (taking in her surroundings and not noticing Timon and Pumbaa yet) I guess so.
Pumbaa: You nearly died out there from the heat!
Timon: And don't forget those buzzards! Boy, talk about overkill. And believe me, this isn't the FIRST time we've had to save someone from those sorts of flying creatures. But not to worry, being the smart, brave and devilishly handsome meerkat I am, I saved you all by myself...
Pumbaa: (glares at Timon) Ahem!
Timon: Alright, alright. I admit it. Pumbaa helped...a little...again.
Sunrise Blossom: Pumbaa. Now, where have I heard that sort of name before? (Turns her head towards the jungle) In fact, this whole place looks pretty familair. But I just can't put my hoof on what this...(realises who she's talking to and where she is and gasps) Timon? Pumbaa? Is that you?
Pumbaa: (begins getting excited) Wow, Timon! She knows us!
Timon: (begins to freak out) That makes things WORSE! Who are you? You're not a spy, are you? You're not working with that Quint guy or...or that big bear Smolder who follows us around everywhere threatening to hurt us, are you?
(Yep. Quint wasn't the ONLY character who kept making multiple apperances in the Timon and Pumbaa show. There was also another recurring character who always often seemed to show up mostly to give the duo a hard time known as Smolder the Bear. Unfortunately, there are no longer any full episodes of him on Youtube, but there is a compilation of all his appearances uploaded by a Youtuber called Soranoto. It's pretty much the close you'll ever get to seeing what these episodes are like.)
Sunrise Blossom: (confused) Who's Smolder? No. I-I'm not a spy. Honest! I'm just...
Timon: Well, I ain't giving up without a fight! (Pulls out a rocket launcher behind his back)
Sunrise Blossom: Yikes! (Hides in a bush behind her)
Pumbaa: TIMON, NO! (Jumps on Timon just as he pulls the trigger)
Timon: (as Pumbaa jumps on him) OOF!
*Well, off goes "Bullet Bill". Thankfully, because Pumbaa threw Timon's aim off, it misses Sunrise. But it does, however, go miles and miles away from the jungle until it disappears in a flash of light the same way Sunrise disappeared.*
Timon: (sees the bullet disappear) Uh oh.
Pumbaa: (glares at Timon) TIMON!
Timon: What? She knows us! She HAS to be a spy!
Sunrise Blossom: But I'm not a spy. The only reason I know you two is because back where I live, I have DVDs of all my favourite films and shows. Lion King movies and your show included. That's how I know you two. Sorry for making you think otherwise.
Timon: (confused) Wait...huh?! There are FILMS and SHOWS about us?
Pumbaa: (turns to a camera looking right at him) Huh. I guess that would explain all these weird random cameras that seem to follow us around everywhere we go. There isn't anybody even holding them. (Begins waving) Hi, mommy!
Timon: (more confused) Wait, you're not at all freaked out over people making movies and TV shows out of the footage these cameras have been getting of us?
Pumbaa: Well, how do you think Mickey Mouse makes all those cartoons he shows at that nightclub place we sometimes go to? Surely random cameras have to follow HIM around everywhere before a cartoon can be made and shown at that place, right?
Timon: (remembers all the times they went to the House of Mouse) Good point.
Sunrise Blossom: (amazed) Whoa, there's a nightclub owned by Mickey Mouse himself you sometimes go to? Where's that and how can you even get there from the jungle?
Pumbaa: It's kind of hard to explain really. But let's save this conversation for some over time, huh?
Sunrise Blossom: You're right. So, um...sorry for startling you like that, Timon. Can we both start over?
Timon: (considers this) Hmm. Well...
Pumbaa: Well, of course we can. It's a pleasure to meet you, miss. We won't hurt you. (Glares at Timon) Right Timon?
Timon: (inspects the inside of his rocket launcher) Well, I'm all out of rockets to go in this launcher, so...
Pumbaa: Timon!
Timon: (throws the rocket launcher away) Okay, okay, we won't hurt you! Geez!
Pumbaa: So, what's your name?
Sunrise Blossom: I'm Sunrise Blossom. I have a disability that limits me in certain ways such as social reasons and sensitive hearing. I'm also very good at making potions. And on occasion, inventing some stuff which I've learned from watching DVDs.
Timon: (interested) Potions, huh?
Pumbaa: (also interested) At such a young age too?
Sunrise Blossom: Mmm-hmm. It definitely surprised my sister, my parents, my classmates, everyone else I know. That's for sure.
Pumbaa: Wait, you have a family? Shouldn't you be getting back home?
Timon: I hope you're not here because YOU had a bad past. I know Simba did.
Sunrise Blossom: Oh no. Don't worry. My family's alive. You see, back where I live, there was a huge storm going on. I was out at Canterlot...
Timon and Pumbaa: (confused) Canterlot?
Sunrise Blossom: Yep. I was there getting some more supplies for me Apothecary and potions with my friend Spike, who just so happens to be a very friendly dragon. He's very frightened of storms you see. I don't mind them much but they can be very loud for someone with sensitive hearing. So, he ran away trying to find somewhere safe, I tried to chase after him and the next thing I knew, I got hopelessly lost in the wet, tripped over a rock and somehow ended up here. And being honest, I like it here because I already know you too.
Timon: (quietly whispers to Pumbaa) I still think she's a spy.
Pumbaa: Timon! You don't want to set a bad example!
Timon: Sorry.
Sunrise Blossom: It's okay. I understand. Meeting someone you don't know who automatically knows who YOU are must be very strange. I understand why you nearly tried killing me. Anyway, I must find my way back soon. My sister and everyone will wonder where I am.
Pumbaa: Do you have time to have a look around our home for a while before you go?
Sunrise Blossom: Boy, would I? You bet!
Timon: Mmm-hmm. And special occasions like this call for a very certain special song. Are ya ready, Pumbaa?
Pumbaa: Always ready, Timon!
Timon: (to Sunrise) Sing along if ya know the words. (Clears his throat) Ahem! (Starts singing) Hakuna Matata. What a wonderful phrase.
Pumbaa: (joins in) Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze!
Timon: It means no worries, for the rest of your days. (Takes Sunrise to a nice spot in the jungle area to sit)
Both: It's our problem free philosophy!
Timon: Hakuna Matata!
Sunrise Blossom: Boy, do I love this song?
Pumbaa: Yeah, we sing it a lot.
Timon: As well as other songs we've often heard from cartoons and stuff.
Pumbaa: Now, Sunrise, since you already know MY backstory, wanna hear Timon's?
Sunrise Blossom: (confused) Um...yeah. Sure. But...if I've just said I know who you both are from watching your stuff, then...don't I already know BOTH your backstories?
Timon: (shrugs) Eh, probably. But we never really get a chance to SING about MY past as much as Pumbaa sings about HIS past though.
Sunrise Blossom: Hmm. Fair point, I guess. Okay then, let's hear it.
Timon: Thank you, Sunrise. Why, when I was a young meerkat!
Pumbaa: (gets too overly dramatic) WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MEERKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
Timon: (cleans out his ears) Ow. (sarcastically) Very nice.
Sunrise Blossom: (rubs her ears as well) Ooh, ow! Not too loud please, Pumbaa. I have sensitive hearing, remember?
Pumbaa: Sorry.
Timon: (continuing his unused verse) I worked in the colony payin' my dues, accepting without question the prevailing views that a meerkat's life is one long grind.
Pumbaa: That sounds rough.
Timon: (begins getting as dramatic as Pumbaa) Digging holes! Standing guard till it crossed my mind! I was wrong!
Pumbaa: He was wrong!
Timon: And all along!
Pumbaa: All along!
Timon: All that I needed!
Pumbaa: What did ya need?
Timon: Was to have heeded!
Pumbaa: Come on! Sing along!
Both: (start swinging on some vines) Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase! Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze!
Sunrise Blossom: (sings just as surprisingly as well as young Simba does) It means no worries, for the rest of your days.
Timon: (reappears on his knees in front of Sunrise) Yeah, sing it, Sunny!
Both: It's our problem free...
Pumbaa: (lands right next to them) Philosophy!
All: Hakuna Matata!
Sunrise Blossom: Wow! This song certainly does lift your spirits! And it's very catchy, I'll add.
Timon: I know, right?
Sunrise Blossom: So, I know what you two get up to from watching your movies and shows, but what do you guys often do for fun?
Pumbaa: Oh, we have PLENTY of fun things to do here.
Timon: Come on! We'll show ya!
*And with that, they lead Sunrise to one of they're favorite things in all of the jungle, the waterfall! Well, I mean, granted, there are quite a few waterfalls around here in a big jungle like this, but there's something about THIS particular waterfall that really speaks to them. Must be the amount of times we've seen them go down it before or something. I don't know.*
Sunrise Blossom: (gasps in awe) Wow! It's so beautiful! It looks just like a huge swimming pool lake!
Pumbaa: Last one in is a rotten mook! (Jumps in water)
Timon: Hey, hold on there, Pumbaa! That's MY line! (Jumps in after Pumbaa)
Sunrise Blossom: Wait for me you guys! (Jumps in after them)
*And thus begins the beginning of brand new bond of bestest best friendship as all three of them have some good old Timon and Pumbaa styled fun. Playing together, swimming, you name it.*
A/N: Have a fun weekend, online brother! Bye for now! R&R everyone!