Songs: Kookaburra/Land Down Under
By: Marion Sinclar/Men at Work
The bedbugs were thorough cleaners, if nothing else. The whole dance floor was clean, not even a sticky residue left behind, in a matter of minutes. The audience wasn't so lucky. Having been at the very edge of the dance floor, the Big Four were covered in peach pulp and juice from the food fight. Bunny and tooth were worst off, feathers and fur complete sticky messes. North's coat and hat didn't fare any better than Bunny and tooth. Sandy had wet spots on his sand suit but he was an easy clean, the wet sand fell off and new Sand replaced it. Hiding in the crowd Jack stifled his laughter, or tried to.
"Grrrrrrrr." Bunny growled, shaking his arms in a futile attempt to dislodge the gunk.
"Ke, Ke, Ke, Ke, Ku, Ku, Ku, Ku, Ko, Ko, Ko, Ko!" The sound made Bunny's ears stand up. "You should see yourself mate you look like a waterlogged Bilby! Ke, Ke, Ke, Ke, Ku, Ku, Ku, Ku, Ko, Ko, Ko, Ko." Bunny spun around and searched for the speaker. "Bloody! Where else would I be dingo?" Instantly Bunny looked up. "Finally, sometimes I wonder how you get by without me!" Flapping just above Bunny's head was a kookaburra.
"King is that you?"
"The one and only king of the Bush! It's been too long Bunnymund; I'd shake your Paw but… If you want there's a place to wash up over the last way."
"Yes please." Tooth said, overhearing the conversation.
"Follow me." The kookaburra said flapping off to lead the way.
After getting the last of the peach off, Bunny introduced King to the other three. "This is King of the Bush, otherwise known as the kookaburra."
"Good day, pleasure to meet you." King gave a deep bow and swept his wing in front of him.
"How did you and Bunny meet?" Tooth asked preening her feathers.
"When Bunny made Australia I found it the perfect place to call home. Since Australia is his, personal, favorite continent he was a frequent visitor. But I haven't seen him in over a millennium." They chatted for a while and, without knowing it, wound back up at the dance floor where the band was just finishing up a song. "Gentlemen," King flew over and landed on the bands platform. "Would it be okay with you if I sang one?"
"Of course King." The band members said.
"Bunny would you help me?"
"Why not."
"I think you know the one I want to do."
"It's been a while but I think I remember."
The band took out flutes and drums and soon the air rang with the beat straight from down under. King began, his laughter like call seeming to mix with the words creating an upbeat childlike sound.
(Start kookaburra song here)
Bunny joined soon after with his own song completely different and yet similar in a way that was almost subconscious.
(Start land down under song here)
The seemingly separate songs now became obviously similar as the two friends sang as if no time had passed and they had just practice this the day before.
At the end both bowed to the dancers then turned to the band and applauded them.
Jack smiled, King and Bunny being together like old friends should was a wonderful thing to watch.
"Jack my boy!" B. Bedbug ran up to Jack. "How have you been? Are the rumors true, you're a Guardian now?"
"Yep, the Guardian of fun."
"Perfect! You made this, you helped me. You're helping guardians right now. Right? I can't think of a better spirit for Guardianship."
"Thanks Commodore, but so far I've only seemed to help Bunny and Tooth. North and Sandy, though their enjoying themselves, haven't really opened up to the idea. They still seem dead set on getting out of here as fast as possible."
"It will happen, you don't give up and you picked a great place to get them out of their hideouts."
The two fell silent as they watch the old Aussie friends enjoy the applause.