John and Lance: Lost in the Pridelands

by The Forgotten Disciple

John, and his bad tempered friend Lance, are on an expedition in Africa when they are mysteriously transformed into lions by a strange monkey and run into Simba's pride.

1. Prologue

John and Lance: Lost in the Pridelands

"True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions, yet remain side by side."

Chapter 1: Bad Tempered Friend

Dr. John Fields walked down the corridor of an office building, holding a file in his hands. He glanced at his wristwatch which read: 4:59 a.m. As he sat down in his office to search for some papers a small man came into his office and said, "Well?"

"I'm going to Africa," said John, holding the file in the air triumphantly.

"You finally got them to agree?" asked the small man.

"Sure did, David," replied John.

He found the papers he was looking for and put them in the briefcase he was carrying, then stood up and left the office, the small man trailing behind him, "I've already chose my teammate," said John.

"Who?" asked David as they went down a flight of stairs.

"Dr. Lance Williams," said John.

"Lance Williams!" gasped John, "I thought he'd been fired on account of his rage problem."

"No," replied John, "He wasn't. He's a brilliant biologist and my best friend, besides, he's been to anger management classes."

"And?" asked David, as they stopped in front of an office door.

"He's really improved," said John as he opened the door; inside they saw a tall man with black hair, blue eyes and dressed in a dust stained shirt, talking on a phone, actually he was screaming: "WHAT?" he banged the receiver on the desk twice, "You hear that?" he banged it three times against the desk this time, "BITCH!" He slammed the receiver down, ripped the whole phone off the wall and threw it out the window. He turned towards the door to see John and David,

"Ready for the expedition, Lance?" asked John.

"Yeah, yeah," said Lance as he walked past them and stepped into an elevator at the end of the hall and vanished from sight, muttering, "Bastard."

"Yeah," said John, "He's definitely improved."

"Are you sure he's the right guy for this mission?" asked David, "He could be a danger to himself and the animals."

"He's the best," said John as he stepped into a second elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor.