Dave and Dottie Bear are trying to fly with their two cubs to Yellowstone Park on a human-run airline. Things were going fairly well until they got to security and realized they had no identification. You can read Part 1 here.
The bears are standing in front of a sign telling them that they must have government-issued identification before they can get on the airplane.
Dottie: Didn’t they tell you on the phone that we would need identification?
Dave: I don’t think so. Most of the conversation was about whether or not we would eat the other passengers.
Ethan: That’s dumb. We don’t eat people.
Edgar: Yeah. My favorite food is blueberries.
Ethan: And raspberries.
Edgar: And honey.
Ethan: Mom, can I have a snack? I’m getting hungry.
Dottie: Not now. We have to figure out how to get through Security.
Employee: You have to move along folks. You’re holding up the line.
Dave looked around and there was a small crowd behind them.
Dave: Why didn’t they just ask?
Employee (whispering): You’re a bunch of bears. They don’t want your wife going all “Mama Grizzly” on them.
Dottie: What’s “Mama Grizzly”?
Employee: You know. Chasing them down so they don’t hurt your cubs.
Dottie (to Dave): I knew we shouldn’t have gotten mixed up with humans. They’re all crazy.
Dave: Sir, I can assure you that no one has better manners than my wife. The humans could have asked politely, and we would have let them past.
Employee: Please just move along and keep the line flowing.
Dave: But we don’t . . .
Employee: Just move along.
The bears move along as they were directed. They notice that the line is rather long but seems to be moving well. Before long, they are in front of a desk.
Security Agent: Please show me your boarding passes and identification.
Dave: Here are the boarding passes.
Security Agent: Thank you. Now I need to see identification for you and the lady.
Dave: We’re bears. We don’t have identification.
Security Agent: You can’t get on the plane until I see your identification.
Dottie: I have school IDs for the boys. Will that work?
Security Agent: I don’t need identification for them. I need it for you.
Dave: No one told us we needed identification. We just get on the trains and buses.
Security Agent: We have different rules here. Sometimes people try to blow up planes.
Dottie: I don’t want to get on a plane if someone is going to blow it up.
Security Agent: We’re trying to keep the planes from blowing up. Please step aside.
The bears move to the side while the agent talks to someone on the phone. Shortly another human appears and tells them to follow him. Dottie and the boys look terrified. Dave is getting angry. They are shown to a small room.
Human: My name is Sgt Stryker. What seems to be the problem?
Dave: We’re trying to get to Yellowstone to see my Aunt Edna. She’s never seen the boys.
Dottie: I wanted to take the train, but the boys really wanted to fly. This was the only airline we could afford.
Dave: Nobody told us we would need official identification to get on the plane.
Sgt Stryker: That is the federal regulation.
Dave: What do other animals use?
Sgt Stryker: I’m not really sure. To be honest, you’re the first animals I’ve seen in Security. Let me make a call.
Dave and Dottie wait, trying not to let the boys see that they are scared too.
Sgt Stryker: Good news. I understand what went wrong. They sent you through the human line. You were supposed to go through the non-human security line. Let me take you where you need to be.
Dave: Thank you. That would be very helpful.
They follow Sgt Stryker outside to a different building. They are relieved to see the badgers and raccoons again.
Rex Raccoon: We are really glad to see you. We thought maybe you got kicked off.
Dave: No. They sent us to the human line.
Molly Raccoon: The human line? That’s awful. They think that everyone might blow up the plane.
Wally Badger: They’re much more civilized on this side. And wait until you see the great section they have for us. Lots of space and plenty of snacks.
Edgar: Daddy, look! It’s our airplane. It’s huge!
Ethan: Oh boy! This is gonna be epic. Wait until we tell everyone at school that we got to ride on a big airplane with lots of scary humans.
Rex Raccoon: Don’t worry about the scary humans. They’re not allowed in our part of the plane.
Dottie: Thank goodness! Maybe this is going to work out after all.
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