[Eep] Things were always coming to an end in Ahhh! Valley.
That's why we cave people had 17 words for "the end."
Plork, for the end of a great run.
Nerp, for the end of a great meal.
Finale, for the end of a great show.
But when the time came, none of those words felt right
to describe the end of Ahhh! Valley itself.
This is great!
All the jerks who try to eat us are leaving the valley.
Aw, and that guy, too. I kinda liked him.
Not to look a gift prey in the mouth, but why are they leaving?
I credit my latest anti-predator initiative:
run faster, bonk harder.
That, or they got a good look at your...
No, no, no, I go to "ugly face" too much.
I need new material. Give me a moment.
- [Gran mutters] - With this and your peace with the Broods,
lately it's like Ahhh! Valley is becoming Ahhh... Valley.
So maybe now is finally the time for a family vacate-shun
to those hot springs two valleys over.
Ooh, that's good burning.
Maybe in a few moons. I mean, sure, our valley is perfect,
but I still have plans to make it more perfect-er.
Like, get this: Every cave gets an indoor watering hole, huh?
So we'd sleep underwater?
Cool!
No, Thunk, and please stop making my ideas weird.
Anyway, we can vacate-shun later. What's the rush?
The end is here.
[all gasp]
Got it. Hey, Grug, those animals are leaving
because they smelled what you did to the poop pit this morning.
[chuckles]
What, you're all too good for poop jokes?
[Root] According to the whispers of the wind,
some happy fruit visions, and several chats with a tree named Carl,
Ahhh! Valley will be crushed by a giant sky rock tonight.
[all laugh]
[laughs]
Oh, right. Old Man Root is crazy.
Well, I am crazy, but the sky rock is real.
Two things can be true.
Look at all the signs.
Why'd the predators move away? Why did all the trees stay put?
Why is Old People Island blowing bubbles?
We'll be missed!
Ooh. That is bad.
But also perfectly normal for a volcano, so you're still talking nonsense.
Oh, yeah? Well, what about that?
[all scream]
[grunting]
- [man] It's coming right for us. - [Grug] People!
Lots of stuff has tried and failed to kill us.
Those of us still alive, anyway. We got this.
He's right. Everyone, go pack up your caves.
Then we can all find a new place to call home together.
- Oh, right. Yeah. - That's true.
[giggles] Why are we nodding?
What? No. No, no. No, no, no. No, no.
We're not running off to some new, lesser valley.
I can't leave my valley in its time of need.
- Yeah! Amber love this place! - Munk, too. I mean, me, too.
[groans] No place else will have me.
This valley's okay, but I just really hate moving.
Great. Then let's fight back. How about it, Ahhh! Valley?
Ahhh! Valley. Ahhh! Vall-ey.
Uh, Valley?
[groans]
Grug, please, you know I support your battles against all kinds of rocks.
But think about our family.
I am thinking about our family by leaving it to save your lives
and everyone's lives with Team Cool Guys Save the Valley.
- Yeah! - Yeah, I always go...
But who saves Team Cool Guys Save the Valley?
It's not worth risking your life.
There are other valleys out there, maybe even better ones.
But this is the only valley that I'm leader of.
It is my job to protect it,
no matter how many team member lives I gotta risk in the process.
[all gasp]
Uh...
- I mean, go Team Cool Guys! - Yeah!
[laughing]
[Ugga sighs]
This is what I get for marrying such a brave caveman.
I wouldn't have this problem if I'd fallen for Og the Weak, Scared and Agreeable.
No, because he'd already be dead.
Yep. Just be careful, okay? And try talking to sky rock first.
Maybe it has a good reason for falling at us.
We're gonna go pack, just in case.
As long as you're ready to unpack as soon as I save the valley.
Once we save valley.
Oh, no. We can't carry them all, brother.
Then we have no choice but to eat every single one, brother.
[both chomping]
- They're terrible, brother. - They taste like hatred, brother.
[sighs] Which to bring and which to leave behind?
Well, too old to outrun it, so...
happy fruit, take me far, far away.
Mm. [coughs]
- [hums] - [panting]
[Thunk sighs]
We had a lot of great times in this cave. Let's remember a few highlights,
maybe set to music.
[hums]
No, we don't have time for that. Help me break off our favorite...
Who drew that?
[all grunt]
[sighs] This really is our last day, huh?
Ah, there's still so much I wanted to do here.
Lead a hunt, find out how Lerk always sneaks up on me.
- And ruin the magic? - [shrieks]
So this is how it ends.
They say it's always a shame when a boy outlives his valley.
Oh, valley.
Oh! Valley would be a great place to move to.
And if we want a cave near its good school with a 50 percent survival rate,
we'd better hurry.
[all groan]
[all sigh, grumble]
[blows nose]
[sniffs]
[blows nose]
Okay, okay.
We do have a little time before we need to flee.
So how about we each do one last thing we always wanted to do in the valley?
[gasps]
One last thing based in reality, and as a family.
Yes, family fun time! Whoo!
Oh, Lerk, I meant... you know what?
This can be your one last thing. Welcome to the family, Lerk Crood.
- [gasping] - [shrieks]
We're finally sisters! I can die happy now!
And probably will.
Is this sky rock your work, moon?
I should've known you, my worst enemy, were up to something,
floating up there, pretending like you weren't even aware of our feud.
[group clearing throats]
- Uh, hey, people. So what's the plan? - I propose we outsmart it.
We have everyone play dead, so when the sky rock comes,
it'll pass us by and find another valley to destroy.
Outsmart a flying rock? I don't know. They're pretty smart.
What if cover valley in big pelt? Then rock bounce right off.
Of course, for pelt that big, Amber need hunt many animals.
Plus maybe pelts of some... volunteers.
- So what else we got? - Here's what I'm thinking.
The whole valley gives me all their food.
Well, that's it. Shall we get started?
[muttering and grumbling]
Hey, let's smash the sky rock with another big rock like this one.
[groans]
[shouts]
- Did I get it? - Smashing it could work,
- but we can't throw a boulder that high. - Agreed. So let's circle back to my idea.
Hmm... [gasps]
But we can throw us that high.
[yells]
[Grug] We'd need to use the math to get the launch perfect...
Hmm.
...and to figure out how much bonkage we'll require.
Oh, ho!
We're coming for you, sky rock. Ahhh! Valley is our valley.
Eep always dream lead hunt.
Bonkers...
um, bonk!
Eep have best day of Eep life!
[chuckles] Weird.
It's, like, impossible to squint one eye and talk normally.
Now, for our first kiss.
Oh, Blurgy, your lips have such lovely little hairs on them.
You're doing it wrong.
Or have I been doing it wrong?
- [giggling] - [shrieking]
Ha! It appears the babysitter has become the babysittee.
Er, babyset?
Ho ho! What a meal!
[burps loudly]
[laughs]
Guess it was those animals' last day in this valley, too. Ha!
Well, we each did our one last thing, including Not Food.
[sighs] Ah!
What about Dad's last thing?
I wish he could be here, too, Eep.
But fighting a giant rock probably is your father's pick,
so time to flee this soon-to-be crater.
Wait. We didn't do your last thing.
Me? There's nothing here I can't do in the next valley.
Aw, come on, Mom. There must be something.
Well, I guess there is one thing I've always sorta wanted to do.
[all exclaim]
Well, off to the next valley.
[all panting]
Fine, fine.
But Mr. Sun's work day is almost over, so let's do it fast.
[screams]
[thuds]
Oh, my parts.
This is it, team.
Are you all ready to journey to the final fruit-tier?
Snoot? Amber? Squawk?
Munk? Gunk? Wait, Gunk?
Hi, Grug. I can't wait to be a hero, or die.
Whoa, whoa. Die?
This is a flawless plan, where we hurl ourselves at a giant rock.
Right, and no way am I hurling myself at that sky rock without my sister.
Since I've lost my parents, she's the only family I've got
and family is what matters most.
[all panting]
Sure, family matters most,
but saving the valley matters most-er. Now, let's rock that rock!
[all] Yeah!
- Five, four, three, two, one. - Five, four, three, two, one.
Blast that rock!
- No way this works, right? - They're probably dead already.
[all screaming]
[screaming continues]
We must be close. Prepare the fruit for landing.
You got it.
No idea how to do that.
[slurping]
Pretty smooth landing.
For giant space rock, look pretty much like normal rock.
Oh, but it's not. It's a death rock, out to destroy us,
so let's destroy it.
That's one small smash for caveman, one giant smash for caveman-kind.
Face Amber wrath!
Face Gunk face.
[grunting]
I got it.
This is harder than it looks!
Wow, you're doing a super duper job of smashing up our home.
There are people on sky rock?
- Amber smash them, too. - Mom, Dad?
- Is that really you? - Yep.
Pretty strong family resemblance.
- Good to see you kids again. - Wait.
If Munk's family is here...
[gasps]
Sorry to break up the long-haired hug fest,
but we still have a sky rock to destroy.
Oh, right. Well, back to smashing your home.
No, look. We missed.
You may have tricked us once, but I'm still coming for you.
[giggling]
Sorry. Just feels so nice to do normal family stuff again.
Gee, Ugga, who would've guessed your last thing would be so not lame?
More than not lame. This is awesome!
- Yeah! - [all giggle, laugh]
Must be where Eep and I get it from, eh, Mom?
Uh, sure, Lerk. And thanks for securing a ride, Thunk.
[gasps]
And thank you, Bessie,
for taking a break from old-person snatching.
We'll get you a real nice wrinkly one when we're done.
Wow.
You can see the whole valley up here.
[gasps] There's school.
Hey, where is everyone?
Seems like only yesterday I was dropping you kids off for your first day.
You almost died twice.
[all] Aw!
And there's the volcano where we threw all those meatzas that time.
We almost died then, too.
[all] Aw...
Oh, and the meet-thing spot. Your dad did some great leadering there.
And some so-so leadering, too. A lot of people almost died.
[all] Aw!
And there's where I kissed Blurg.
Aw...
Nobody? Come on.
[sniffles]
Mom, what's wrong?
Is it the mental image of Thunk's slobbery first kiss?
Hey, it was slobbery on purpose.
No, it's just, we've had so many wonderful brushes with death
in this valley, and there's another.
[all scream]
And your father is probably having one out there right now,
trying to save the valley.
[shouts]
[sobs]
- I'm not ready to leave it. - Well, too bad!
Sorry. Sympathy, sympathy. But we gotta scoot.
It's almost night, and that sky rock
is looking bigger than Grug's disgusting giant head
when he got bitten by that big old spider ant.
What? I thought we were sharing beautiful memories here.
[Grug] Okay, okay, okay.
We gotta find a tree that's whappy enough to fling us to the sky rock.
[Munk] This one's good.
Ow! Ow!
Perfect. Team, prepare for fling.
Actually, Grug, I was thinking I'd stay here.
I'd love to go save the valley, but now that my family's all together,
I want to stay with them.
Well, sure, family is good. Okay, family is great.
But that's why I'm trying to save the valley,
where my family is.
Without me.
- What was that, buddy? - Nothing.
What is wrong with you, Grug? Getting choked up over Munk?
Destroy the sky rock, then you can go home to Ugga and the kids.
[Amber] About that, Grug.
Fruit pretty banged up. Got mushy spots.
Amber no trust it.
Think maybe good for one more trip at most.
Hmm...
Only one more trip?
- Then I better make it count. - [squishes]
Oh.
There. I got most of the floor.
How could I forget to pack it? Now a family picture in front of the cave.
Will you take it?
Are you implying that I am not part of this family?
- After all we've been through? - Never mind.
Would someone take a picture of us in front of our irreplaceable home?
- Sorry, I'm a terrible artist. - Sorry! Too busy saving my life!
Whoo-hoo!
Bye, Croods.
You were my favorite monster people.
Whoo-hoo!
Oops. Broke it.
One less thing to pack. Let's skedaddle.
Mr. Sun's leaving, and everyone else is gone.
Maybe we don't need to go if your father destroyed the sky rock?
[screams] The sky rock!
No, that's the sky rock.
- That looks like sky fruit? - Yay, sky fruit.
[giggles]
Probably best I didn't catch that. Yeah.
- [Ugga] Grug! - [Eep] Dad!
- Family! - Dad!
And Lerk? I'm just gonna go with it.
I am so sorry that I didn't spend the day with you.
- Didn't miss you one bit. - And that I failed to smash the sky rock.
Never believed you could.
What I'm trying to say is,
death is a huge part of our lives.
It drives most of our adventures, even.
Very true words, Grug.
[shouts] Goodbye!
But death isn't what matters. Spending life with my family is.
I tried to be a truly, truly great leader today,
but in doing so, I wasn't a truly, truly great dad.
But you were right. The valley is worth trying to save.
Maybe less talk about life lessons
and more about stopping the incoming death rock?
Oh. We're all out of ideas.
Unless you can figure out how to do Munk's dumb plan
about hitting the sky rock with an even bigger rock.
Mm...
I have an idea.
But if it fails, we won't have time to flee.
And if it succeeds, we won't have a home.
So lose-lose? Eh, I say go for it.
[growls]
We do this as a family.
[all grunting]
Everyone, help us save the valley.
The valley? That's where I live.
I'm in... for my face.
Push, Cliff!
I'm helping.
Okay, volcano, here's a yucky rock.
So feel free to barf this out like Sandy and her veggies.
Preferably at the sky rock and not on me, like Sandy and her veggies.
[grumbles]
[mutters]
[all gasp]
- [man] What? - [all] Aw!
[all gasping]
Ha! Well, that failed.
[grunts]
Let's throw Grug in the volcano and see what happens.
[all cheer]
- [Snoot] I did it! - [Grug] We did it!
We're safe from the sky rock!
Ow. Mostly safe.
[cheering]
- Yeah! - Yeah!
[all chant] Ahhh! Valley, Ahhh! Valley,
Ahhh! Valley, Ahhh! Valley!
Hey, how'd you guys make it back so quickly?
Team get back in incredible and totally logical way.
Amber tell Grug story other time. Right now, have other business attend to.
Yeah!
Yeah, man.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[whimpers]
- Easy there, Sulk. - [all chant] Grugga! Grugga! Grugga!
Grugga! Grugga! Grugga!
[clears throat]
I appreciate the cheers and happy screams,
but... I have decided to step down as your leader.
It is to spend more time with... my family.
But don't worry. I'm gonna leave you all in good hands.
Munk. He reminded me what's really important,
and it was his plan that saved the day.
I think he has what it takes to be the next truly, truly great leader.
Yay! Wait, what am I doing now? [yells]
[all chant] Munk! Munk! Munk!
Okay, family, how about we take that hot springs vacate-shun now?
Why? There's no place better than right here.
Also, we need to rebuild our home.
[squawking]
Are you sure Munk will be okay as leader?
- Absolutely. He'll be great. - [Eep] He wasn't.
Ahhh! Valley lasted four more days before collapsing.
Not entirely Munk's fault, but yeah.
So everyone moved away to find new valleys to live in.
We found a new home, too. But it never felt quite the same.
Then, the end actually did happen...
Bringing us up to now.
Wow. What a long and detailed story, with more than a few tangents.
You must miss your old friends, especially Lerk.
Oh, I'm right here.
And who is this average-looking forgettable person?
Lerk! [laughs]
How did you... Ah, who cares?
- [giggles] - [grumbles]
Yeah, Guy, a lot of crazy stuff sure does happen to us Croods.
Come on, Eep. The moon's looking at me funny again.
We need to go smash his face.
[all grunting]
[all cheering]