There is a large African reserve with tall dry grass, a volcano on the far side of the land, and animals running, walking, and going on in their usual day. A cub leaps in the air while his father holds out a toy. There is a female cub right next to him. "No, no, son. Over here." Zuba said to Alex. "(Y/n), pay attention." Her father said. Instead of going after the toy, the cubs just leap in the air, dancing. "See the lion? Look at the lion and get the lion." Zuba sighs and grunts. "This isn't working." (Y/n)'s father said. "Now, son, if you're gonna grow up and be like your daddy someday, you gotta learn how to fight." Zuba said. "Same goes for you, (Y/n)." Her father said. "Da-da." Alex said. Zuba chuckles and stammers. "Now, Alakay, let me show you something, OK." He shows his son his birthmark. The same as the cub's. "You see this mark?" Zuba asked. "Ah." Alex said.

"The two of you are the same. And when you're bigger, you're gonna be Alpha Lion, just like your daddy." His father said. "And as for you, (Y/n), you'll be the protector of Africa." Her father said. "Now let me see you fight." Her father said. She growled. "Ready?" He asked. Instead of attacking the toy, she just dances. "No, (Y/n). No dancing! You just amuse yourself, don't you? You're a strange kid. You're a strange one. I'm..." (Y/n) moves her paw up and down, pretending to change expressions. "Ooh, ahh, ooh, ahh." She said.

"Now, come on, let's try it again." While Zuba had his back turned, another lion was watching them. "No, Alakay. Stop that right now. Doggone it!" Zuba said. "It's so disappointing when they don't grow up the way you want them to." (F/n) and Zuba turn around and see Makunga, their rival. Meanwhile, (Y/n) and Alex chase a butterfly. "You're not challenging me again, are you?" Zuba asked. "He clearly is." (F/n) said. "Look on the bright side, Zuba. After I defeat you and take over as Alpha Lion, you'll have so much more time to spend with your pathetic excuse of a son." Zuba said. Zuba takes a quick glance of (Y/n) and Alex chasing a butterfly and look back at Makunga.

"Before I kick your butt, let me ask you: Why do you even want to become the Alpha Lion?" (F/n) asked. "I'm better looking, I have better hair, I'm deceivingly smart... and I want everyone else to do what I say." Makunga said. Zuba groans. "We'll fight on three. One..." Makunga said. "Pay attention, kids. Your Daddies gonna show you how it's done." (F/n) said. "Two, three!" Before Makunga could do his sneak attack, Zuba and (F/n) already had him pinned to the ground. While Zuba was busy fighting Makunga, (Y/n) and Alex chase the butterfly. (Y/n) jumps into the air, pretending to be a butterfly, and lands on the ground. The butterfly accidentally flies into her mouth. (Y/n) then sees a knot on a rope. She spits the butterfly out and chases the knot into the tall grass alongside Alex. Back to where Zuba, (F/n) and Makunga were, Zuba had Makunga pinned on the ground by holding out his arm. "Who's the alpha lion?" Zuba asked. "You are." Makunga said. "Don't you forget it. And that, (Y/n), is how you attack..." (F/n) sees that she is gone. "(Y/n)?" He asked.

The rope that (Y/n) and Alex were chasing pulls out of the reserve. (Y/n) and Alex finally catch it and chew on it. "Hah!" Alex said. At the other end was a hunter. "That's it. Here, kitty, kitties." Another hunter came and cocked his gun, but realized it was just cubs. "Ah. These ones are beauties." One said as he picked them up. "They'll be worth a few bucks." He tosses (Y/n) and Alex into a wooden box and nails it shut. "It just gets easier and easier." "Daddy!" (Y/n) shouted. The jeep drives away. Zuba and (F/n) look in the tall grass for (Y/n) and Alex. "Alakay! Alakay! Alakay!" Zuba shouted. "(Y/N)!" (F/n) called. They turn to see a jeep drive away and heard (Y/n) and Alex calling for them. "Da-da!" Zuba hears Alakay and he and (F/n) chase after the jeep. "No! No! No!" (F/n) was about to leap on the jeep, but he missed it, then he catches up to it. "(Y/n)!" Zuba takes a short cut and jumps onto the box. "Daddy!" (Y/n) shouted.

"Daddy's got you! Hold on!" (F/n) said. Zuba uses his claws to try to break open the box, but he hears a gun cocking. The hunter fires at him and (F/n). "Da-da!" Alex shouted. The jeep makes a rough turn and accidentally hits a tree, causing the ropes holding the box to break. (Y/n) and Alex stumble inside as it rolls down the hill. "Ow! Ow!" (Y/n) shouted. Zuba and (F/n) get up. "(Y/N)!" (F/n) yelled. What Zuba and they didn't realize is that the box was floating in the river. "Daddy!" Alex said. The box, covered in seaweed and a seagull's nest, floats to Ellis Island where the Statue of Liberty stands. The box floats into the sea. Someone uses a crowbar to open the box to reveal (Y/n) and Alex inside holding a fish.

The New York City Examiner had a headline "LION CUBS FISHED FROM SEA." A zookeeper ushers (Y/n) and Alex onto the stage. They look down to see a carving of a lion doing a pose. Alex does the same pose and the people adored him. Alex does a small leap and everyone cheers for him. He continues dancing and everyone was loving it. In the other habitats, young Marty, Gloria, and Melman with a cone on his head were watching. "I don't like the looks of that guy." Marty said. "Well, I think they're kind of cute." Gloria said. "I think he's kind of a showoff." Marty said. "What about the girl? She doesn't seem like much of a show off." Gloria said. "Yeah, you're right. She seems really shy. Almost... nervous to be up there." Marty said. "Wonder why." He added. Everyone cheers Alex on as he kept dancing. "Whoa!" Everyone said as he did a flip.

~Years later~

Alex lands and does a loud roar. Fireworks and balloons went off as the crowd went crazy for (Y/n) and Alex, holding out their foam fingers with Alex's claw imprinted on them. "The King and Queen of New York City, Alex the Lion! And (Y/n) The Lioness!" (Y/n) and Alex bow to the crowd as Marty, Gloria, and Melman, all grown up, were watching. "Woo-hoo! I still think he's kind of a showoff. And (Y/n) is definitely more so now than she ever was." Marty said. "Alex probably rubbed off on her." Melman said. "Maybe they should take a break. You know, we could all use a vacation." Marty said. "Come on, where on earth would we go on vacation?" Gloria asked. "I don't know about you, but I want to go to Connecticut!" Marty said.

A newsreel shows (Y/n), Alex, Gloria, and Melman get into a subway while the people ran and screamed. "On the loose, several animals, including the world-famous Alex the Lion, the King of New York, and (Y/n) The Lioness, The Queen Of New York, escaped from the Central Park Zoo tonight. The escapees were finally concerned in Grand Central Station." A news reporter said. "He was a very bad kitty." Nana said. The newsreel shows crates being hulled into a freighter boat labeled giraffe, lion, zebra, and hippopotamus. "Animal rights activists, who convinced zoo officials to have the animals sent to Africa, were stunned to learn that the freighter carrying the animals was reported missing today." People gathered around Alex's and (Y/n)'s habitat to show a candle vigil with roses, a picture of Alex and (Y/n), and a boy setting a stuffed Alex and (Y/n) doll on the ground. Everyone mourns the loss of their beloved lions. "Tonight, hundreds of New Yorkers have gathered at the central park zoo to mourn the loss of their beloved zoo animals. The question on everyone's mind, where are they now?"

A lemur pulls a lever, gears turn, and inside a bamboo elevator, (Y/n), Alex and Marty are tapping their feet to the beat of the music while Melman was swinging the flower necklaces on his neck. Everyone shakes their behind to the rhythm. A pulley system pulls up the elevator up to the large tree where the plane was on. On the tree, a large slingshot was attached to the plane, ready for launch. The doors to the elevator open and Alex pops his head out.

ALEX: I like to move it, move it
(Y/n): He likes to move it, move it
MARTY: She likes to move it, move it
MELMAN: We like to...
ALL: Move it!

(Y/n), Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria dance their way to the plane as Melman tosses the flower necklaces to the crowd. "Come on! Y'all know this one! It never gets stale!" Marty said.

MELMAN: We like to...
ALL: Move it!

"We're gonna miss you little fuzz buckets! You guys have been a great crowd!" Alex said. "Glad we could introduce you to the toilet." Melman said. "If you ever come look us up in Manhattan, feel free to call first." (Y/n) said. Two lemurs put their fingers in their nose, then put them in each other's mouth. (Y/n) was disgusted by this. "Seriously though, call. OK?" She asked. Maurice comes in, pulling a cake behind him. "All right, settle down. Settle down, everybody. Be quiet! You can't leave without this!" King Julien pops out of the cake wearing his new crown, coconut bra, and a skirt folded up. "Shake it! Shake it. Look, I'm a lady! I'm a lady, everyone! I'm a lady! Not really! It's me, King Julien!" King Julien said. "Which of you is attracted to me? Hands up!" Everyone puts their hands up and cheer.

"Ha-ha! Yes! Hey, freaks! You will be very glad to hear that I am coming with you." King Julien said. "Oh, no, thank you." Alex said. "Yes, thank you. It's my plane! Until I return with the spoils from the new country... Stevie will be in charge!" Stevie, the gecko, salutes by licking his eyeball. Everyone goes quiet. "I don't think they like that idea so much, Julien." Maurice said. "What is that you are saying, Stevie?" Stevie licks King Julien's ear. "Oh. Oh." He chuckles. "No. Could we...? No, you didn't say that! How is that even possible? Naughty little thing!" He said.

"Stevie says let them eat cake!" Everyone cheers. "King Julien, wait for me! I'm all packed! I have a whole itinerary planned!" Mort said. King Julien and Maurice panic. "Oh, no! It's Mort! He's so annoying! Don't let him on. Stop that thing! He's carrying scissors and hand cream!" The TSA lemurs tackle Mort down. King Julien shoves everyone in the plane. "Everybody in! Quickly, get in, get in! Get in quick!" King Julien shoves Gloria's butt inside. In the cockpit, Skipper and his team prepare the plane for takeoff. "Struts." Skipper said. "Check." Kowalski said. "Flaps." Skipper said. "Check." Kowalski said. "Engine." Skipper said. "Check." Kowalski said. "Coffee maker." Skipper said. "Check." Kowalski said.

Mort was able to get out of the dogpile, while carrying scissors. "You guys!" Mort laughs. Mort makes his way to the plane, but before he could jump in, King Julien and Maurice close the door. "Oopsie-daisy!" King Julien said. Skipper was looking at the giant slingshot through the window with a hula girl bobblehead. "That's got to be the second biggest slingshot I've ever seen. But it's gonna have to do." Skipper said. Skipper brings down a microphone. "Attention. This is your captain speaking." He said. In the plane's economy class, Private is the stewardess giving out safety rules. "In the event of a water emergency, place the vest over your head then kiss your..." Private pulls on cords, making the life vest pop. "good-bye." Everyone takes their seats.

"New York City, here we come, baby!" Gloria said. "Pray to your personal God this hunk of junk flies." Skipper said. "Personal God, hunk...? What?" (Y/n) asked. "We are go, sir." Kowalski said. As the fire came out from one of the engines, Mort was hanging on the door, trying to pull it open. "Open the door! I'm outside!" Mort is blown away. "In case of loss of cabin pressure..." Private puts a mask over his head. "Place the mask over your face to hide your terrified expression from the other passengers." He said. Marty puts his seatbelt on, but it ripped off. "Excuse me, Miss, but aren't these supposed to be attached to my seat?" Marty asked.

"No, sir." Private said. "I'm pretty sure they are." (Y/n) said. "OK, boys, launch!" Skipper said. "Hey." Rico said. One of the lemurs, Yanni, sees Rico signaling for takeoff. "Launch!" Yanni said. "Launch!" Benny said. "Launch!" Nigel said. The lemurs that were holding the ropes let go, allowing a stone to cut the other ropes holding the plane. The slingshot launches the plane. Inside, everyone is thrown back in their seats, Private is thrown to the back of the plane, and everyone screams. The plane was launched into the air, but it flipped off into the forest with smoke coming out. It seemed to look like it failed, but the lemurs watch as the plane flies away. Everyone cheers. The plane flies over the beach, passed the ship, leaving Madagascar.

The plane went into the clouds as a thunderstorm took place. Alex was sleeping on the window until the thunder startled him awake. He looks out the window and sees something pulling on the wires of the engine. "Ahh! Gremlin!" The sky clears and it is revealed to be Mort hanging on the wires. Alex sighs in relief. "Hey, Mort." Alex said. "Hi!" Mort accidentally lets go of the wires and gets blown away. "That was weird." Alex said. "Hey. Somebody's dreaming. Huh?" Marty asked. "I think I just saw Mort on the wing of the plane." Alex said. "You still got Madagascar on your mind, don't you?" (Y/n) asked. "I know I'm gonna miss it." Gloria said. "It was incredible, wasn't it? Yeah, I think it'll seem much more fun the further away we get from it." Alex said. "Like when you bit me on the butt?" Marty asked.

Gloria laughs and (Y/n) snickered. "I'm gonna take that thing you're holding onto and use it onstage. It's all part of my little actor's salad bar of emotional tidbits." Alex said. "Are the butts next to the croutons at the salad bar?" Marty asked. Melman laughs, not knowing that his head was on top of a skeleton body pointing at their direction. "You don't need to be sarcastic, Marty." Alex said. "Hey guys, you know I was thinking, when we get back, I might just sign up for the breeding program." Gloria said. "Breeding program?" (Y/n) asked.

"I think we all reach a point in our lives when we want to meet somebody." Gloria said. "Yeah." Marty said. "You know, settle down, have a relationship." Gloria said. "I can see that." Marty said. "What? Like dating?" (Y/n) asked. "Yeah, dating." Gloria said. "Other... other guys?" They all look at Melman. "What do you mean, other guys?" Gloria asked. There's an awkward silence. "Darn it! I'm gonna... What is holding up that beverage service?! I'm gonna go check." Melman said. Gloria yawns. "You all keep talking. I'm gonna catch a few winks." Gloria said. King Julien and Maurice were in first-class watching a film about the history of planes crashes.

"It's so funny! I like laughing! It's such a nice experience! To laugh!" King Julien said. King Julien sees Melman's head popping out of the curtains and gets startled. "Sorry, do you mind going back? This is first class. It's nothing personal. It's just that we're just better than you." King Julien said. "Hey, Maurice, I'm open! Hit me!" King Julien jumps on a chandelier as Maurice tosses a shrimp using a fork. "He shoots, he scores!" Maurice said. "Is that Vivaldi?" Melman asked. "Hey! In-flight slave." King Julien said. Private is handling a pile of teacups, Champaign, and trying to grab a bowl of almonds with his feet. "Can I help you, Mr. Mankiewicz?" Private asked. "Bring me my nuts on a silver platter." King Julien said "We just wanted to check on the drinks we ordered." Melman said. Private accidentally drops the nuts. "Sorry. Been a little backed up." Private said.

"I guess I'll go back to..." Melman said. King Julien swings over to Melman's head. "Hey, what happened to your body? You're freaking me out!" He swings back to his table. "Can you please go over there, please? Thank you very much. What ever happened to the separation of the classes?" Maurice puts a shrimp in King Julien's mouth and helps him chew. "I'm sure this whole democracy thing is just a fad." Maurice said. Skipper was too busy flirting that he didn't notice a small flashing red light. "We're going out for pineapple, my bobbly-headed boobily-boo." Skipper said. "Skipper, look." Kowalski said. "Analysis." Skipper said. "It looks like a small bulb incandescent bulb designed to indicate something out of the ordinary, like a malfunction." Kowalski said. "I find it pretty and somewhat hypnotic." Skipper said. "That too, sir." Kowalski said. "Right! Rico? Manual!" Rico throws the manual to Skipper, but he uses it to smash the bulb to stop the flashing. Problemo solved." Skipper said.

"Sir. We may be out of fuel." Kowalski said. "What makes you think that?" Skipper asked. "We've lost engine one" Engine one's rotaries stop spinning. "And engine two is no longer on fire." Kowalski said. "Buckle up, boys." The penguins put on their seatbelts and Skipper covers the bobble head's eyes. "Don't look, doll. This might get hairy." Skipper brings out the speaker. "Attention! This is your captain speaking. I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we'll be landing immediately. The bad news is, we're crash-landing." The plane stops flying and freefalls. Inside the plane, everyone screams as they flew up into the ceiling. "When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice whatsoever. But thanks again for choosing Air Penguin." Skipper said. Alex looks out the window and sees Melman's head outside. Melman realizes his head is outside and screams. Melman gets pushed to the back where luggage falls on his head.

King Julien was the only one enjoying the falling as everything else was floating. "Raise your arm, Maurice! It's more fun when you raise your arms like this!" King Julien said. The emergency door opens and sucks King Julien and Maurice out. Luckily, they had a parachute that opened. "I can fly!" (Y/n), Mary and Alex were holding onto the seats. "This could be it, Marty! I just want you to know you are truly a one-in-a-million friend! And you are too, (Y/n)!" Alex said. "Same here." (Y/n) said. "Thanks, buddy! You're the best ever!" Marty said. "And I know you won't mind when I tell you..." Alex said. "Tell me anything! Tell me what!" Marty said. "I broke your iPod!" Alex said. "What?!" Marty screeched. "The buttons were so small! It made me mad!" Alex said. "The horror!" Marty said. "Marty it was an accident!" (Y/n) said. "I'm gonna kill you, butt-biter!" Marty and Alex get into a slap fight and (Y/n) tries to stop them. "It was an accident! An accident!" Alex said. "Butt-biter!" Marty said. "Guys, stop!" (Y/n) said as she tried to pull them away from each other. "I love you, Gloria! I always have!" Melman said.

Melman sees that Gloria was snoring in her sleep. (Y/n), Marty and Alex look at each other and back at Melman, not surprised. "Like you love the beach. Or a good book. Or the beach." Melman said. Everyone screams as the plane got closer to the ground. The plane falls apart. "My goodness, doll, you're shaking like a leaf. Rico, you've had your fun. Pull up." Rico pulls up and the plane flies steadier. "Gear down." Kowalski pulls a lever that lowers the gears. "Gently now. You just want to kiss the ground. Just a little peck, a smooch, like you'd kiss your sister." Skipper said. The plane crashes, sliding off. "I said, kiss it!" As the plane slides down, the trees rip off the wings and the steel covering, leaving it bare. "Now just a little break. Just a touch. A little whistle." Skipper said. Meanwhile, the monkeys were playing chess, not caring about the situation. "I believe that's checkmate." Manson said.

(Y/n), Alex and Marty were holding onto the seats in front of them, screaming. The plane falls off a cliff. "Commence emergency landing procedure. Flaps up! Deploy!" Skipper demanded. Rico and Kowalski pull on two cords. Two large parachutes pop out and the plane lands safely. Everyone, but Gloria, was paralyzed in fear; Marty was holding onto a cup of ice tea, Alex was biting on a seat, and (Y/n) and Melman were frozen in shock. Oxygen masks come down, waking Gloria. "Oh, we're here." She said. She takes off her sleeping mask and notices the state of the plane. "What in the world?" She sees Melman breathing into an oxygen mask. "What happened to the plane?" She asked. "What did y'all do to the plane?" Marty gets off the plane trembling in fear. Everyone else follows. "I'm OK. I'm alive." (Y/n) and Alex were the only ones to notice they weren't in New York. "I can't even sleep for a minute." Gloria said. "This is not JFK." She added. "Kowalski, casualty report." Skipper said.

"Only two passengers unaccounted for, Skipper." Kowalski said. "That's a number I can live with. Good landing, boys. Who says a penguin can't fly?" Skipper asked. They all high-five, but Alex stops them. "Hey, happy slappers! Is there some reason to celebrate? Look at the plane!" Alex said. "We'll fix it." Skipper said. "Fix it? How are you gonna fix this?" (Y/n) asked. "Grit, spit, and a whole lot of duct tape. We should be up and running in say." Kowalski brings up an abacus. "Six to nine months." Skipper said. "Sixty-nine months?!" (Y/n) asked. "No, six to nine months." Skipper said. "Kowalski, I say we use this setback to our advantage." Skipper said. "Where'd you pull that number out of, huh?" Alex asked. Skipper gives orders to his team and doesn't pay attention to Alex.

"I want you to reconfigure the design. So start reconfiguring!" Skipper said to Kowalski. "How do you estimate that?" Alex asked. "You! Pretty boy! Why don't you and your friends dig a latrine. Maybe find water." Skipper said to Alex. "Hold on a second. Hold on a second. Who made you king of the plane wreck?" (Y/n) asked. "Excuse me?" Skipper asked. Rico takes out his switchblade. Alex stepped closer, stepping in front of (Y/n). "Put that switchblade away!" He said. "Fine. You can be in charge. You fix the plane." Skipper told (Y/n).

"Who gives you the authority to put me in charge?" She asked. "OK, then I'll remain in charge." Skipper said. Rico puts away his knife. "Yeah, that's right, you will remain in charge." (Y/n) said. "You and your little hippie friends can stay out of our hair." Skipper said. "Correcto-mundo. Because I decided to." (Y/n) said. "Good for you." Skipper said. "Yeah, well, guess what, this discussion isn't over." (Y/n) said before walking away. "Higher mammals! You stay with us. We could use your front cortexes and opposable thumbs." Skipper said to the monkeys. Phil signs something most likely dirty.

"Phil! I should wash your hands out with soap." Manson said. "You realize they just used reverse psychology on you, right?" Alex asked, crossing his arms and looking at (Y/n), and she rolls her eyes. "Yeah, whatever." She said. "How in the hell-o are they gonna fix this plane?!" Gloria asked. "You know, grit, and spit, and spit. A lot of spit and grit and stick-to-it-iveness." Alex said. "That don't sound too promising." Marty said. "You're right. You're right. We're stuck here." Alex said. "Hey, guys. As long as we're together, we'll be OK." (Y/n) said. "Yeah. Yeah, but love ain't gonna get us home, guys."

A tour group drives up to the five with the tour guide, Brad. "Behold! The lions!" Brad said. Everyone takes pictures of (Y/n), Alex and the others. "Hey, it's people!" Alex said. "Ok, there is much to see. Moving on." Brad said. The tour group drives away, but (Y/n), Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria try to catch up. "Wait, wait, wait! People!" Gloria said. "They'll help us!" Melman said. "Wait up!" (Y/n) said. "People! Stop!" Marty said. "Help us!" Gloria said. "Hey wait. If you stop, I'll autograph those!" Alex said. Someone in the tour guide was able to recognize Alex. It was Nana from the train station. "I know you!" Nana said. "You." Alex said. "It's the bad kitty."

Nana hits Alex with her purse, but he holds onto the jeep. Everyone watches. Alex pulls Nana out of the truck and tries to tackle her, but Nana kicks him in the gut. Nana runs over to Alex, but he punches her a few times. "How do like some of that?!" It was Nana's turn to get few punches. He glares at her, but Nana continues punching him. They both punch each other until Alex spits out a tooth. He punches Nana and she spits out her dentures. She spin kicks and punches him until he's down.

(Y/n), Gloria, Melman, and Marty watch as Nana was about to hit Alex with a log, but Alex grabs it just in time and throws her to the ground. He was about to smash her with a boulder, but Nana gives him a purple nurple. "Come in, Tokyo!" The boulder falls on Alex. Nana was about to walk away, but she kicks him in his groin. The tour group cheers, but the others wince. "Right in the batteries." Marty said. Nana picks up her dentures. "You think an old lady can't take of herself?" She puts the dentures back and joins the group. "Next time, I won't go so easy on you!" She called. Brad opens the door for her. "Thank you, dear." Nana said. "Moving on!" Brad said. The jeep drives off.

(Y/n), Gloria, Marty, and Melman run up to Alex. "Are you out of your mind? We need their help and you're harassing little old ladies?!" Gloria asked. Alex notices that he has Nana's purse and empties it. "Out of my mind?" He finds her cellphone. "Who's out of my mind now?" He asked. "See if you can get an operator." Marty said. "No problem. Out of my mind. We're going home." Alex said. Alex sees everyone walking away to see a clearing with trees, rivers, and animals like them. "Message E-4. The service user has roamed outside the coverage area. Please try again later." The operator said. Alex closes the phone as everyone was in awe. Gloria yanks off Melman's mask. "Whoa." Melman said. "Am I trippin'?" Gloria asked. Marty sees a herd of zebras running. "All those zebras... like me." Wait a minute, where are we?" Marty asked.

"San Diego. This time I'm 40 percent sure." Melman said. "I know this place." Alex said. "Me too." (Y/n) said. "I think it's Africa." Marty said. "Africa?" Melman asked. "It's got to be. Our ancestral crib. It's in our blood. I can feel it!" Marty said. "No, no, it's more than that. It's like... déjà vu, like I've been here before." Alex said. "It's like Roots!" Marty said. "No, no, it's like... déjà vu, like I've been here before." (Y/n) said. They approach a large group of animals. Alex tries to communicate with them through dance. "How! How!" Everyone stares at Alex and the others. "Me Alex! Me and me friends fly, fly in great metal bird. Then plummet!" He imitates a crashing sound. "Smash ground!" Alex said. "Go boom! Then here we emerge. We offer only happiness and good greetings." Alex said. (Y/n) face palmed. "Is he dancing about a plane crash?" Zamora asked. "Yeah. We just... yeah. I thought... sorry." Alex said. "You mean you came from off the reserve?" Steve asked. "Yeah. Way off. From the Central Park Zoo, actually." Alex said. Everyone talks to each other quietly. An elderly lion makes his way over to the five and gives out a loud roar, but coughs halfway.

His lioness wife comes to pat him on the back. "Don't strain yourself." Florrie said. "What's going on here? What's all this hubbub?" Zuba asked. "They say they're from off the reserve." Henry said. "That's impossible. Only people come from off the reserve." Zuba said as he walks over. "You look familiar. Do I know you?" Alex asked. "How could you possibly survive the hunters?" Zuba asked. "Hunters? We didn't see any hunters." Gloria said. "What are you looking at?" Zuba asked (Y/n) and Alex who were looking at him. "Us? Nothing." Alex said. "This watering hole doesn't need any more mouths to feed. So just skedaddle back to wherever you came from." Zuba said. "Ok, well is there, maybe like, a manager we could talk to?" Alex asked. "Oh. I see. You're here to challenge me!" Zuba yelled. "What? No! No, no." Alex said. Florrie focuses on (Y/n) and Alex. "Well, that's what it starting to look like to me!" Zuba said.

"Hold on! Zuba! Wait." Florrie pushes Zuba back and takes a closer look at (Y/n) and Alex. "Don gone, woman, don't you see that I'm trying to take care of business here, and..." Zuba said. "Yeah, yeah, Zuba. Hold on. Alakay? (Y/n)? Is that you?" She asked. (Y/n)'s eyes widened. "How do you know-" she was about to ask, but Alex interrupted. "No, it's Alex. Ix. Like New York Knicks." Florrie looks at Alex's paw and sees that he has the same birthmark. "Zuba, look!" She said. "Oh, I've always had that. The vet checked it out.

It's kind of a beauty spot, really." Alex said. "A Mark." Zuba said. Zuba then took a good look at (Y/n). "(Y/n)?" He asked. Her eyes widened. "All right, this is a little weird." Alex said. "Honey, he's come home." Zuba said. "What?" Alex asked. Zuba shows Alex his mark. "You've come home." He said. Alex puts his paw next to Zuba's and realizes his mark is the same. "Whoa." (Y/n) said. "Which means..." Zuba looked at the female lion again. "Are you (Y/n)?" He asked. She nodded. "Yes, I am." She said. Zuba smiles again, but then his smile flattered. "Your father would have been so glad to know you're safe." He said. Her eyes widened. "My father?" She asked. "So you're my... dad?" Alex asked. "Yes." Zuba said.

"Dad. Mom and Dad? Mom and Dad! Mom and Dad!" Alex said. "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Zuba said. "It's my mom and dad!" Zuba laughs in joy. His son has returned. Alex hugs his parents. "I got a mom and dad!" He said. "My baby's alive!" Florrie said. (Y/n), Marty, Melman, and Gloria join in. "Dad!" Marty said. "My son! My son is home!" Everyone rejoices. "Alakay! Alakay has come home!" Florrie said. Behind the crowd, Makunga was cheering while his friend Teetsi rests on a rock. "Alakay! Yeah! The prodigal son and guardian return. This is perfect!" Makunga said. "I thought you hated Zuba." Teetsi said. "No, I do. I do. I do. I hate him. Oh, I do. And I'm going to use Alakay, yes. I'm going to use him to get rid of Zuba once and for all! And as a little bonus, I'll get the little lioness all to myself." He smirked. King Julien and Maurice come riding on flamingoes. "Giddy-up, feathered horse!" King Julien said. "Make way! Move it out of the way! Stand aside!" Maurice said. "New York! It's a bit of a dump.

Are you sure we're not in New Jersey? Hello, New Yorkers! Your new king is here!" King Julien did not notice that behind him, the animals were celebrating (Y/n)'s and Alex's return, not him. "This calls for a celebration!" Zuba said. "Maurice, I think they like me." King Julien said. All of the animals celebrate. "You've got to love a non-hostile takeover!" Maurice said. The flamingoes sing while King Julien is in the center. "Chukka-chukka what?" King Julien asked. King Julien bounces off of bellies of some hippos. Marty makes his way over to a herd of zebras. "Excuse me. Excuse me. I'm Marty. I'm kind of new around here." Marty notices all the zebras not only look like him but sound like him. "Hey, Marty!" They said. "Hey! You're a good-looking group! You like to run?" Marty asked. "Oh yeah. Running is crack-a-lackin'." They said.

"That's right! That's right! Crack-a-lackin'. You guys are speaking my crack-a-lackin' language." Marty said. Melman was dancing with some giraffes. "What? You don't have doctors here?" Melman asked. "Well, not anymore." Stephen said. "Well, what if you catch a cold?" Melman asked. "We go over to the dying holes and we die." Steve said. A giraffe is in one of the holes, watching everyone having fun, coughing. "Ok, you guys really need a doctor." Melman said. "Hey. We have an opening." Larry said. "Would you be interested?" James asked.

"Me? A doctor?" Melman asked. In the river, King Julien and Maurice were still bouncing on a hippo while Gloria was talking to some female hippos. They check out the male hippos diving into the water. "It's raining men. Hallelujah! You all got it going on." Gloria said. "Now how come you don't have a man in your life? You got worms?" Felicia asked. "Oh, I've been got rid of those. Listen, girls. Manhattan is short on two things, parking and hippos." Gloria said. Zuba and Florrie led (Y/n) and Alex to a boulder and got all of the lions' attention.

"Hey, everybody! I just found out that my son here and his friend are a doggone King and Queen! The King and Queen of New York!" Everyone cheers. "Show me some of your moves, son. Come on, don't be bashful." Zuba said. "All right. This one always knocks 'em dead." Alex does his pose. "Roar!" Everyone cheers. "Look out. The King is mad. The King is mad! Now. Let's all welcome him and (Y/n) back into the pride with open arms!" Zuba throws Alex and (Y/n) into the crowd, allowing them to surf through as everyone welcomes them into the pride. Meanwhile, Marty runs with the zebras. "Welcome to the herd, Marty!" Kevin said.

"Me? In a herd? I've always wanted to be part of a herd! It's one for all..." Marty said. "And all for all, y'all!" The whole herd leaps over a stream of water. King Julien and Maurice ride on the last one. With the giraffes, Melman had rings around his neck and a feathered head garb. "How do I look?" Melman asked. "Technically, a traditional witch doctor has a bone through his nose." Melman gasps when they show him a bone. "Don't worry... it's just a clip-on." Murray said. He puts the bone on. "Voilà! He's a witch doctor!" Marvin said. "My mother will be so happy." Melman said. Under the water, a fish was moving to beat of the music. Penny spots a male hippo with a uni-brow checking Gloria out. "Look out! I think Moto-Moto likes you." Penny said.

Moto-Moto moves his brow. "Here he comes." Moto-Moto emerges out from the water to show his muscles. Gloria kept her eyes on him. Moto-Moto moves a boulder, a tree, and two small animals out of the way. The hippos, except Gloria, leave while looking at Moto-Moto, but Penny falls. Moto-Moto walks up to Gloria. "Goodness, girl... you huge." Moto-Moto said. "Girl, you as quick as you are hefty." Moto-Moto said. "So you're Moto-Moto?" Gloria asked. "The name's so nice, you say it twice." Moto-Moto puts up three fingers instead of two. "I kind of like it, fatso." Gloria said. "I'll see you around, girl. It won't be hard, because you so... plumpy." Gloria couldn't keep her eyes off of Moto-Moto while she was trying to get a sip of her coconut.