A slender meerkat named Timon was carrying some water in a leafcup to his sick mother, he followed the sound of coughing and walked to a nest where his mother was resting.
"Hey Ma" Timon said with a small smile she opened her eyes and he handing her some water she drank it slowly.
"Hey Timmy" She said in a sick husky voice she slowly drank the water "Thanks" she smiled weakly.
"How you feeling Ma?" Timon asked.
"Not good" she told him, Timon's mother had been sick for a week it started with a slight cough now it was 3 times as bad now she got to the point where she couldn't eat and when she did she just threw it up and the Rafiki told him and Uncle Max wait for it to go away a bit before feeding her but Timon's mother was losing weight more each day went by.
"Well i'll leave you be" Timon said then suddenly Timon's mother shivered.
"Actually I could use company" She shivered, then Timon wrapped her arms around her and pulled her close to keep her warm.
"Night Ma" Timon told her, then she stopped shivering and went to sleep but Timon frowned in concern.
"Please be okay Ma" Timon said and kissed her forehead which felt hot, really hot. Then Timon snoozed a bit then woke up a few hours later and he checked her she was still sleeping soundly.
"Hey Ma" Timon called, she just moaned slightly opened her eyes they were bloodshot and her green eyes were dim and glazed she coughed loudly then puked up some water from early on she standed up but the lack of food had made her weak and frail and she fell over Timon caught her quickly.
"We need to get that Baboon" Timon said then helped her stand by her side, she then clutched her chest and breathed heavily Timon felt her pulse it felt irregular he placed his head on where her heart was her heart beating was not normal. Then she coughed up some blood and threw up again.
"Thats never good" Timon said with wide eyes "Uncle Max come here!" Timon yelled "Please hurry!" he shouted. A slightly pudgy and gray furred meerkat with brown eyes and nose came running in and up to the two.
"Where did the blood come from?" Uncle Max asked alarmed.
"Her" Timon pointed at his mother, she coughed more "Here drink this" he said giving her the medcine Rafiki gave him put it in some coconut water and she drank it slowly, then she shivered violently and she fell, Timon caught her and she threw up her body seemed to rack with pain when she puked she stopped and threw up again more intense than before and another heave later she puked up blood.
"We need to get that monkey here now!" Timon yelled, then Uncle Max went by her other side and helped her stand she was like dead weight she couldn't move her legs as they dragged on the ground.
"Someone please help!" Timon yelled.
"Wait" a weak voice said, they looked and it was his mother.
"Put me down for a minute" she said weakly.
"No we need that monkey here now" Timon said firmly.
"I'm here" Rafiki spoke came swinging down.
"She's getting worse now nothing will settle even water and the medicine isn't staying down" Timon told him.
"I will see what I can do" Rafiki told them "But you two need to step out" he said.
"okay" Uncle Max said putting an arm around Timon's shoulder and pulled him away, Timon glanced back for a minute and walked out. For a minute Timon and Uncle Max waited for an hour.
"What is taking him so long" Timon said, then the monkey walked out with a frown "Sorry if I offended you" he grinned sheepishly.
"Not that, the sickness is getting worse shes slowly losing strength" Rafiki told him.
"We know" Uncle Max told him.
"I mean as we speak, she is losing weight inch by inch" Rafiki told them "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do, if she cant hold the medicine down or keep hydrated there is nothing I can do" he said "I'm sorry"
"Whats going to happen next?" Timon asked scared for the answer.
"I'm afraid the sickness will continue to grow stronger and worse" Rafiki said "i'm afraid she will pass on soon" he said making the two meerkats gasp in horror.
"No this isn't happening" Timon said "find another cure or medicine or something just help her!" he yelled the last part.
"I can't I'm sorry but I would say your goodbyes while you can" Rafiki told them, making their sadness grow as their mouths dropped and got misty eyes. The two walked in and stopped.
"Oh Nina no" Uncle Max gasped covering his mouth and tears started to form in his and Timon's eyes, Nina was sickly skinny you could see her cheek bones and jaw and ribs he breathing was weak.
"Come on Ma your the strongest i've known you can fight it" Timon said but it was only wishful thinking.
"I'm afraid I cant just let me go" Nina said softly.
"Never" Timon said.
"Even you can't save me from this" Nina said with a soft voice "Just two things before I go under permanently" she said.
"anything" Timon said.
"Uncle Max keep an eye on my son" Nina said.
"I will" Uncle Max let out a sob.
"And Timon" Nina said softer since she was getting weaker.
"Yes" Timon said getting closer.
"Remember to stay the way you are and stay gold even when it seems most dark follow the light and you will find the way" Nina told him.
"I promise" Timon vowed "And I swear I will keep are clan safe no matter what" he said.
"And tell me a story" Nina gasped with a shaky voice.
"Okay" Timon said, He told the story where he was born and how from the day he caused the tunnels to collapse and his adventure to find their new home and made it dramatic making them both chuckly.
"Thank-you" Nina said then drifted away she laid down and grunted in pain as she felt her heart slow down dangerously
Then whispered two words "Goodbye I l-lov-love you b-bo-both" Nina said and then her heart stopped and the pain stopped she closed her eyes with a smile on her lips and she went limp.
"Ma?" Timon said.
"Nina" Uncle Max spoke, nothing. Uncle Max fell to his knees covering his eyes and he wept and then Timon stood there for a second and just felt numb and he walked away and stood out to the side placed a hand against a tree as he felt his heart which felt heavy and placed a hand over his eyes as tears fell as he wept awhile later.
Later a grave was dug in their old home next to another His farther.
Uncle Max stood forwards and spoke some words a great women and friend, Timon walked next and spoke his piece and how a great mother she was and pretty much his only friend when he was younger.
"Good bye I love you Ma and will miss you more than you know" Timon said as a tear fell.
This is my first fanfic where Timon is a superhero please give me ideas of how to make his costume.