Storm clouds blacken the sky. Sunbeams burst through and splash a biblical pool of light onto the sea. A HUMPBACK WHALE breaches and spouts.

A WHALING SHIP chases the leviathan through frothy swells.

Dogging the big ship is a small CLEANPEACE ANTI-WHALING BOAT. TED GLASER, the CleanPeace videographer, SHOUTS and gestures from behind his camera:

The CleanPeace CREW shake their fists at the whalers.

The Whalers SHOUT BACK in Japanese.

The whale spouts again in the pool of light. The whalers wrestle frantically with the harpoon, as the violent seas prevent them from loading the gun.

The boat's transmitting tower sends out visible radio waves.

Ted points his camera at two flocks of birds converging at high speed on the whaling ship.

Angry SEA GULLS attack the whalers, pecking viciously at their heads, hands and eyes, while the dive-bombing ALBATROSS drop gobs of poo on the men's heads. Those men who make the mistake of looking up spit poo and cry out in disgust.

The battle rages like the attack on Pearl Harbor, with the gulls as fighter planes, and the Albatross as dive bombers.

The poo-covered harpoon slips out of the whalers' hands, rolls under the railing and disappears into the sea.

The whalers run for cover. The birds fly off. The Whale gets away. A CHEER erupts from the CleanPeace Crew.

The wind dies down, the rough seas become calm, and it all goes eerily quiet.

Peering through the poo-splattered glass, the CAPTAIN breaks the stunned silence (in Japanese, subtitled):

LUKE FARUKE is a slender, pleasant looking 15-year old. His smile holds humor and mischief. His intelligent eyes watch text appear on his computer screen:

Luke smirks, and types back:

Luke's walls are plastered with pictures of wild animals, plus two episodes of a nicely drawn comic strip called "Animal Instinct, by Luke Faruke."

Luke clicks into the CleanPeace web site, which is streaming the video of the bird attack.

Then he types:

With a flourish, Luke launches his "Animal Instinct" comic strip template, which pops up on the computer monitor.

Luke's face is intense. He mouths the words as he types the title of his new episode: "WINGED POO FIGHTERS: Mightier Than A Ship Of Steel!"

A glowing green pyramid icon appears on his monitor.

He clicks on it, but nothing happens. He tries to delete it, but can't. The All News web site is playing in the background, and Luke hears the breaking story:

Luke drags his anti-virus icon onto the pyramid. A message comes up: "No virus detected."

He gets back to his comic strip, and draws the hero for this episode: an ALBATROSS, dive-bombing a whaling ship. Luke draws the bird's face to look as intense as his own.

The green pyramid icon starts blinking. Luke's face is lit eerily by the blue light from the monitor, now mixed with the blinking green light from this mysterious new icon.

Alby Albatross's eyes move. Luke does a double take as the bird shifts his fierce gaze to meet Luke's incredulous stare.

The steady blinking of the pyramid icon has a hypnotic effect. Luke's gaze becomes trance-like. He moves the cursor over the bird's image, and double clicks.

The drawing comes alive. Alby flaps his long powerful wings, and rises gracefully toward the clouds. Then he turns, and flies directly at Luke. He speaks angrily.

Luke stares slack-jawed, like a stunned fish.

Luke rubs his eyes, shakes his head and blinks, but the drawing is still alive -- it's not an apparition. Luke looks around, to see if anyone else might be watching from the doorway, but no one is.

He whispers to the intimidating bird:

Alby turns and flies away, shouting back at Luke:

Luke grabs the mouse and follows Alby's flight path with the cursor. He zooms in on the soaring bird.

The real ALBY ALBATROSS and his flock soar over the sea at sunrise. START MUSIC (like Ravel's "Bolero").

The graceful birds descend on the lushly forested island of Tasmania, where a diversity of creatures are converging from air, land and ocean. They all clamber up to a headland overlooking a beautiful seascape.

From the sea come Dolphins, Whales, Seals, Crocodiles, Penguins and Polar Bears. From the air come Sea Gulls, Albatross, Lorikeets, Eagles, Egrets and Owls. From the land come Lions, Tigers, Elephants, Kangaroos, Koalas, Gorillas and Chimps.

Two GIRAFFES hold high a banner that reads: "T.E.A.C.H: Tough Education Against Cruel Humans." The Giraffes announce their message to the arriving animals who file past them.

OZZIE OWL is master of ceremonies.

The Animals CHEER, HOOT, HOWL, ROAR, SCREECH and SQUEAK.

Angry OUTCRIES fill the air.

The Dolphin leader, DONNY, clambers up to the podium. He wears a necklace with a small green pyramid, like the icon on Luke's computer. A respectful hush comes over the crowd, and they listen to Donny.

Connie's face goes all dreamy.

FLASHBACK: Connie Crocodile watches some Humans working on a golf course development. With an ear-to-ear grin, she drools and licks her lips. Behind her in the swampy woods is a throng of Alligators and Crocodiles poised to pounce.

Connie growls and charges, and her compatriots follow.

The HUMANS scream, drop their work and flee to the Pro Shop. The Gators and Crocs surround the shop, clawing at the doors and windows. The people inside are horrified and helpless.

An Alligator chews ferociously at the doorknob, while three Crocodiles have their heads together in conference. One points toward the people inside the Pro Shop.

An Alligators discovers some cases of GatorAde. The Gators and Crocs HOOT and HOLLER as they pass the bottles around.

GatorAde for Gators and Crocs is like alcoholic spinach for Popeye. After two swigs, the Gators stand up on their tails and pound their chests like Gorillas. One of them climbs the storage bin full of golf balls and tips the bin over, spilling the balls everywhere.

The Gators and Crocs swat the golf balls with their tails, in time with the music. It's like a Paint Ball fight, with the terrified Humans ducking the wild balls that come crashing through the windows.

One of the balls hits a fire alarm, which sets off the the sprinklers in the Pro Shop. The Humans are trapped and getting soaked, with no where else to go. But soon the Crocs and Gators amble away with their bottles, staggering to the music.

Connie Crocodile's reverie is broken by the rowdy late arrival of ANTONIO ANT and his ferocious band of SOUTH AMERICAN FIRE ANTS. They march to a war chant:

Antonio stops beneath the Giraffes, and reads the T.E.A.C.H. banner they are holding. It says, "Tough Education Against Cruel Humans." Antonio addresses his men:

Antonio points scornfully at the T.E.A.C.H. banner.

The soldiers look at each other, momentarily puzzled. Then they pick up their chant again:

Antonio Ant nods approvingly. The Giraffes shake their heads in dismay.

Gerry Giraffe raises his foot threateningly.

The Ants march off, but Antonio shouts back:

Donny Dolphin shouts to the crowd:

All the Hyenas crack up.

The Dolphins CLICK, the Whales SING, the Seals BARK, the Penguins SQUEAK and the Giraffes BRAY like Donkeys. All the Birds CHIRP in, too.

There is an overwhelming din of ROARING, TRUMPETING, SCREECHING, SCREAMING and WAILING from the war mongers -- the Lions, Tigers, Polar Bears, Elephants, Chimps and Hyenas. Ozzie Owl has to cover his ears.

The little green pyramid Donny holds up begins to blink.

Again the monitor's glow and the blinking green icon cast an eerie light on Luke's face.

He clicks into the All News web site, which shows the breaking story of Florida's Gator and Croc attack. The waterlogged victims of the attack are in the background, gesturing wildly as they talk to Police. The NEWS ANCHOR WOMAN sounds mystified:

The Animals at the gathering argue passionately.

A CHEER erupts.

The Dolphins click and nod to each other. Donny quiets the crowd again with a wave of his flipper. With his other flipper, he holds up his little blinking pyramid.