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Discovering their mutual misunderstanding, the circus bugs attempt to leave, but are forced back by a bird. When Atta appears, Flik convinces her that the circus bugs will fight for them. Rosie whispers to Flik that they're actually just circus bugs and Flik is horrified, accusing the group of tricking them. The group then grows leery, realizing they're meant to fight a war for the ants instead of merely performing. A party is then held in honor of the group, including a tribute and art showing the warriors fighting off the grasshoppers. Francis (Dennis Leary), promises that they will knock the grasshoppers 'dead' when they come. When Flik returns, Atta and the elders are shocked that Flik actually found 'warrior bugs.' Atta is at first unsure, but the ladybug of the group. The group eagerly accepts, thinking Flik wants them to perform at a dinner theatre and, hoping to avoid trouble from the bar's owner & the flies they fought with, they head off for Ant Island. He pleads his case to the group, saying how he's been looking for bugs with their talent, and asking for their help regarding the incoming group of grasshoppers. However, in the aftermath, Flik thinks he's found the perfect guardians to help his colony. They make a valiant effort, posing as medieval knights but their ruse fails and the 'bug bar' ends up being wrecked, and Flik misses much of the fight. Flik sets off the next day to head for the big city, eventually finding his way into a 'bug bar,' asking around for tough 'warrior bugs.' His attention is suddenly drawn to a group of bugs in a corner, who it seems are preparing to take on a small gang of flies and their huge member, Thud. The act fails miserable because the bugs can't coordinate their efforts and PT is burned anyway. PT, desperate to keep the flies from leaving, announces a new act call "Flaming Death" where his crew will work together to keep him from being burned. The circus isn't well-attended, most of the audience being flies who jeer and cajole the performers, especially when their acts fail. In another part of the region, a motley crew of bugs are performing in a circus led by a flea, PT Flea. Thinking that his search will take a long time, the council decides to accept Flik's request, figuring he'll be away from them long enough to keep from causing further trouble. The others think this is a bad idea, until Flik volunteers to look. As the group convenes, Flik then thinks up a new idea: if the colony could find bigger bugs to help them defend the colony, they could be instrumental in scaring off the grasshoppers from ever returning. Flik is brought before a tribunal in regards to his causing the trouble.
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The colony is now in trouble, as there isn't enough food to fulfill Hopper's request and provide sustenance for the colony. Hopper silences his brother and the grasshoppers leave, promising to return when the last leaf of Autumn falls. During the meeting, Hopper's dimwitted brother, Molt, lets it slip that Hopper is afraid of birds. Hopper then commands that the offering be doubled, due to Flik's speaking up against them. The leader of the grasshoppers, Hopper, demands that the offering be replenished by the Fall season, and terrorizes Dot, before Flik comes forward to try and defend her. When the grasshoppers finally arrive and find nothing, they break into the anthill to terrorize the ants.
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All the food they've gathered spills into the stream. Unfortunately, Flik is the last one to put his items on the offering stone, and ends up causing the platform to collapse with his piece of machinery. As the time for the grasshoppers to arrive approach, the colony heads down into the anthill, intent to wait for the grasshoppers to eat the offering, and leave. Secretly, Flik is attracted to her older sister, Atta, who is next in line for the throne. The only one who seems to believe in Flik is the young Princess of the colony named Dot. Flik is constantly inventing new things for the colony to reduce labor, but his ideas are often shouted down and shunned by the colony, who feel the old-fashioned way of preparing the grasshoppers' "offering" is the only way to do things. Of the ants that are working, one of them that stands out is an industrious one named Flik. On a small island with a large tree, a colony of ants is preparing food for the arrival of a band of grasshoppers.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.