When Mwenzi lands on Beshte's back, Bunga tackles him to the ground and holds him hostage while the rest of the Lion Guard gathers around. Kion then gets an idea, and Beshte lures Mwenzi into the open by pretending to be a rhino in need of a tickbird. He calls out to Mwenzi, but the bird does not reply. However, as he's skidding back down the trunk, he catches sight of a bird darting around nearby, and Beshte recognizes him as Mwenzi. Bunga climbs into the tree to search for Mwenzi, but finds it vacant. Meanwhile, the rest of the Lion Guard tracks Mwenzi's scent to a tree. Kion and Fuli track Mwenzi's scent to a tree. Kifaru overhears him and chastises him for muttering under his breath, which Mwenzi had never done. Kifaru agrees sorrowfully, then belches loudly, to which Ono mutters under his breath that he hopes the Lion Guard will find Mwenzi soon. Kifaru remarks that Mwenzi would never stop itching until he had been instructed to, but Ono reminds him that he is not Mwenzi. Kifaru then asks Ono if he will itch inside his ear, and Ono agrees, though he completes the job half-heartedly. He then grows so emotional that he walks away, sobbing, and Ono is forced to apologize to him. Eventually, Ono tells Kifaru to turn right, but the rhino once more veers to the left, and Ono shouts at him to take the right direction.Īn upset Kifaru comments that Mwenzi had never shouted at him. The two continue on their journey, and Kifaru begins to grunt and snort loudly, much to the irritation of Ono. He tells Kifaru to take a right turn, but the rhino instead takes a left turn, which prompts Ono to frantically correct him. Ono protests the appointment, but gives in when Kion reminds him that helping Kifaru will keep the Pride Lands safe.Īs the Lion Guard takes off in search of Mwenzi, Ono begins to guide Kifaru toward Lake Matope.
In the meantime, they will search for Mwenzi and convince him to return to Kifaru. Ono explains that birds and rhinos have a special connection, and Kion suggests that he become Kifaru's temporary tickbird. Just in time, Ono steps in to halt Kifaru, impressing the rest of the Lion Guard. However, as he is leading Kifaru, Bunga becomes so distracted by eating ticks that he fails to notice a cliff in their path. Bunga volunteers to lead Kifaru to Lake Matope so that he arrives in time to participate in Tamasha, and Kifaru hesitantly accepts. The Lion Guard is touched by his sorrow, and Kion resolves to find Mwenzi for Kifaru. Kifaru then sings " Tickbirds and Rhinos", in which he explains the partnership between the two species.Īfter Ono saves Kifaru from obliviously walking off a cliff, Kion instructs him to act as the rhino's temporary tickbird.Īfter the song, Kifaru laments being unable to reach Tamasha, an event in which rhinos gather near Lake Matope to spar together in the mud. In exchange, the tickbirds eat the ticks off the rhinos' backs. Though the Lion Guard is confused, Ono explains that rhinos have poor eyesight and use tickbirds to help with navigation. Ono asks Kifaru where his tickbird is, and Kifaru admits that his tickbird, Mwenzi, had left him earlier that morning. Ono shouts that Kifaru doesn't know where he's going because he doesn't have his tickbird, and darts in front of the rhino, warning him to keep back. He then ambles off, and the Lion Guard realizes that he is heading straight for another tree. Kifaru sings "Tickbirds and Rhinos", in which he explains the partnership between him and Mwenzi.īewildered, Kifaru admits that he had wondered why there were so many trees on the path to Lake Matope.
Kifaru reacts obliviously, and the Lion Guard explains that he had shaken the baboons out of their tree and trampled every tree in his path. Once unstuck, Kifaru thanks the team for their help, and Kion questions him as to why he had caused so much destruction.
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Together, they approach Kifaru, and Kion orders the rhino to stop shaking the baboons' tree.Īt first, Kifaru is defensive, but he softens at the appearance of Beshte, who calms him long enough for the Lion Guard to free his horn from the tree. The Lion Guard recognizes him as a well-tempered Pride Lander and wonders why he is acting so destructively. The Lion Guard follows a trail of devastated trees to where Kifaru the rhinoceros has his horn stuck in the baboons' tree. "Ono must fill in for a rhino's 'seeing-eye bird' while the Guard helps the rhino and tickbird resolve their differences." Plot summary
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