Finally, a first appearance of myself! Ok not technically, but I will be interviewing all the characters. There aren't many interviewing stories around here so I decided to add one more.

Chapter titles pretty much speak for themselves; whoever's name is in that chapter is who I interview.

Anyway, enjoy the first chapter!

Tearthgrrl: Hey everybody! Thanks for clicking into my interview! Here you're gonna see a lotta characters. Whether they're from The Lion King movie, or The Lion King series, you'll find them here.

And now for our first guests, I thought I'd start with a few animals we're all familiar with. Please welcome-! (Timon and Pumbaa burst through the doorway all of a sudden, both are visibly gasping for breath. Then the two calm down and sit across from Tearthgrrl)

Well this is a surprise; after I asked you both to come last week you said you were busy, Timon.

Timon: (whose eyes start darting back and forth nervously) Yeah well, we had a sudden... change-of-heart.

Tearthgrrl: Well all the same, thanks for makin' it.

Pumbaa: (politely) Our pleasure.

Timon: Yeah, I always wanted ta be on TV.

Tearthgrrl: Uh, you were on TV. AND the movies. Also, this is a written interview.

Timon: Oh. Aw well.

Tearthgrrl: Now let's get down to business. Here's a question I think a lot of people are wondering; what did you both think when you first saw Simba, all alone and barely conscious in the middle of the desert? (Pumbaa opens his mouth to say something but Timon cuts him off)

Timon: I saw it as an opportunity! (starts to get a little dramatic) This little guy, all by his lonesome in the middle of some dry, barren wasteland. I thought to myself; hey, let's keep 'em! He'll be on our side!

Pumbaa: Timon, I think that's what I said.

Timon: (under his breath) Quiet Pumbaa I'm talkin' to the girl here.

Tearthgrrl: And exactly how did you two manage to take care of Simba as a cub even when he grew to about three times your size and how did you both manage to keep him on an "all insect" diet?

Pumbaa: Well, the easy part was getting him to eat bugs.

Timon: The hard part was findin' enough ta keep 'em full! Do you know how many bugs it takes for him to stay full, for just one day?!

Tearthgrrl: Hmm, I'll admit I don't. But why don't you answer that question for me and everyone reading?

Timon: A lot.

Pumbaa: Simba was a really fun cub to raise up! Although he could be a handful at times, he knew what was right from what was wrong.

Timon: Yeah, I remember the first rule we made: No eating Timon. (shudders)

Tearthgrrl: Speaking of which, here's a question for you, Timon; Word has it that when you met Nala you didn't exactly approve of her. Why?

Timon: She was tryin' ta eat my bestest best friend! And instead of chasin' 'er off like he shoulda, Simba introduces her and then I keep askin' what was goin' on but they just wanted to play the 'catch up' game.

Tearthgrrl: She stopped tryin' to eat him after Simba explained everything.

Timon: Yeah? Well the next thing I knew, they started makin' googly eyes at each other, and I'm tryin' to stop the slip-up of all slip-up's before it even happened!!

Tearthgrrl: Simba and Nala both seem pretty happy to me.

Timon: Oh you'll see… (Tearthgrrl turns to Pumbaa)

Tearthgrrl: Here's a question I have for you Pumbaa; we all know you're an outcast, but why?

Pumbaa: (embarrassedly glancing in the same direction of his tail) Well…

Timon: (starts waving his hands in the air) Ok ok! New topic, any topic, bring it up!!

Tearthgrrl: Ok then, here's another question for you Timon; (clears throat) Why did you ask Shenzi to marry you that night on Priderock?

Timon: I meant any other topic besides those two!!

Tearthgrrl: Well we're all wondering about it, including the hyenas. Late gossip suggests that maybe you're, interspecies?

Timon: NO!! Look I was up against a rock wall in a desperate situation and it was the only thing I could think of. They were gonna eat us! What would've you done?!

Pumbaa: Well I believed you. And you were being awfully convincing Timon; kneeling down on one knee, proposing in such a confident tenor. If she were a meerkat I'd have been tearing up right there.

Tearthgrrl: If she were a meerkat she probably would've been close to getting eaten.

Timon: (under his breath) She was a meerkat, for about a week and a half.

Pumbaa: What was that Timon?

Timon: Uh, nothin'!

Tearthgrrl: Well, I have another question for Pumbaa; Timon says that he's 'the brains of the outfit', but most of the time all he does is talk and that gets you two into trouble sooner or later. And in the end, it's you that saves him and yourself. My question is, why put up with it?

Pumbaa: Well, Timon may say a little more than he means to, but no matter what he's always there when I need him most. That's, what being bestest best friends is all about. And let's face it; without me, Timon would've been eaten a long time ago.

Timon: Hey, anybody notice I'm still here?!

Tearthgrrl: Well said, Pumbaa. I have another question for you though; you seem to be awfully good at beating up animals that are much higher in the food chain than you, any experience you had with this?

Pumbaa: Well I always practiced ramming my tusks into trees when I was a piglet. It was only in my early teen years did I have to use them in self-defense.

Tearthgrrl: Really? Tell us more. (unknown to the two of them, Timon is getting annoyed)

Pumbaa: Well, basically me and all my old friends were being chased by this jackal. We almost got away, until I saw him corner… another piglet friend of mine, her name was… (starts to blush) Paula. (Timon rolls his eyes) So without a second thought, I raced to her rescue and thrashed the jackal away.

Tearthgrrl: Wow, that sounds pretty brave. Another question though, do you have any difficulties when or if you have to beat up a girl?

Pumbaa: Beat up a girl? Whadda ya mean?

Tearthgrrl: Well, remember when you had to save Timon from Shenzi and Banzai? Shenzi's a girl.

Pumbaa: (thinking) Mmmm… I'll admit I don't really like to scuffle with a girl. But when my bestest best friend's in trouble, it doesn't matter what the gender is. Besides I hit the male hyena first.

Timon: Hey hey hey! Did we all forget the most important thing? I'm still here.

Tearthgrrl: Oh, right. Sorry Timon. Here's another question; lately all the hyenas have been a little less…threatening, to you lately. Care to tell us why?

Timon: I would but Shenzi and Banzai would kill me. (realizes what he just said) I-I mean, I didn't say Shenzi and Banzai! I said uh, uh… (looks as if he's lost all hope) I'm dead meat.

Pumbaa: Hey Timon, can we go eat after this? I'm getting hungry.

Timon: I already toldja we're goin' to that bug buffet down the block! Can't you think of something other than your stomach for five minutes?!

Pumbaa: Sorry. (Tearthgrrl clears her throat)

Tearthgrrl: Pumbaa, I have one more question for you; we all know you met Timon one day when you saw him wondering alone in a field at night. The question is though, what were you doing in a field at night?

Pumbaa: Well, I had just gotten banished from my old home.

Tearthgrrl: I just have one more question for you Timon. A lot of people are asking this one. We all know who your mom is, but we're a little "in the dark" about your dad.

A few rumors imply that maybe Great Buzz was your dad. That meerkat who fought back when a hyena attacked him, but got eaten anyway.

It would explain why your mom is so protective of you and why your uncle is so paranoid when it comes to hyenas.

Timon: Well, ya see-

Pumbaa: Uh Timon?

Timon: (turning to him, annoyed) What Pumbaa?

Pumbaa: Did we lock the door behind us when we came in?

Timon and Tearthgrrl: Why? (very familiar laughter is heard outside the door. Timon's eyes widen)

Timon: Oh, now I remember the real reason why we came in here. (he and Pumbaa start to race out of the interviewing room. Tearthgrrl looks over and sees Shenzi, Banzai and Ed chasing after them. She hears Timon and Pumbaa screaming as they leave the building)

Tearthgrrl: No wonder they had a sudden "change-of-heart". Well, seeing as how my first two guest stars just got ran out of here by my three future guest stars, I guess that's it for now. Thanks for reading!

And if you have any suggestions about who I should interview next, please call this number:

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