DATE: UNKNOWN
TIME: SUNSET
LOCATION: OUTLANDS
A hyena is limping through the Outlands, with multiple bite marks on their body, still bleeding, and leaving a thin trail of blood. After limping some more, they lose their strength and collapse to the ground.
Meanwhile, in a nearby location, two other hyenas are wandering, apparently looking for someone. One has his tongue sticking out, the other has a thick neck and a round jaw. They are constantly shouting "Janja!"
"I don't get it! He said "You stay here, I'll be back in, like, twenty minutes.", and it's been forty minutes now!" says the one with the tongue sticking out, mimicking someone while repeating what "he" said. "Yeah! He should be here by now!" says the other hyena.
Then, they hear a thud from the distance, and their ears perk up. "Janja?" says the crazy-looking hyena, and they run towards where the sound came from, hoping it's who they're looking for.
In the distance, they see something gray, the same color and size as them, on the floor. The closer they get to it, the more they recognize what it is. "Janja? Janja! ...Janja?"
...But once they're close enough, their eyes widen and they let out a gasp. It's a male hyena, laying down on the floor, badly wounded, yet still conscious. They finally arrive to where the hyena is.
This hyena turns out to be that "Janja" the other two hyenas (whose names are Cheezi and Chungu) were so concerned about.
"JANJA! Janja, are you okay!?" shouts Cheezi, panicking. Janja slowly looks up and sees them. "...Guys..."
"I-It's okay, Janja! We're here!" says Cheezi, nervous, as he begins to tear up. "It's okay..." "Come on, let's get you back home." says Chungu in a worried tone. Then, once he lifts Janja onto his back, the two hyenas escort him back to their territory.
"So... what happened?" asks Cheezi, to which Chungu adds "Yeah, who did this to you?" "...The jackals..." replies Janja. "The jackals? Why?" "...Remember when I... killed one of their pups? They tried to kill me back..."
DATE: PREVIOUS DAY
TIME: DAYTIME
LOCATION: JANJA'S TERRITORY, OUTLANDS
A male brown-eyed jackal pup is hanging around, contemplating his surroundings. "Whoa! This part of the Outlands is so cool!" he exclaims. He's never really been to here before.
As he ventures deeper into Janja's turf, he hears someone in the distance, ranting. "Damn it! There can't be ONE single day we actually get to have a decent meal! Every single time we try to get either an oryx or a zebra or an impala, NOPE, the Lion Guard is ALWAYS there to keep us starvin'!"
"That must be Janja." the jackal thinks. Curious, he slowly peeks to see if Janja is there, and darn right he is, along with the other hyenas of his clan. After listening to him complain for a few more moments, the pup starts to back away, but suddenly, someone picks him up from behind, causing him to yelp.
It was a hyena. Then, another one goes in front of him while giving off a quiet evil laughter. It was at this moment that the pup knew: he messed up. The two hyenas walk towards where Janja and the others were. "Hey, boss." one of them said, "We found this little rascal peeking on you guys."
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" exclaims the leader, as he gets up and walks up to the canine. "Listen, kid. Usually, I'd consider letting you go, but unfortunately for you, you've caught me in one of my worst moods." The jackal gulps, knowing what's most likely going to happen next.
