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Three critters ran through the Pride Lands. The leader of the small pack ran through the tall grass with her two follower right behind her. They kept themselves carefully hidden in the grass so their prey and/or enemy could not spot them.
"I see one!" the male follower gasped as he spotted a zebra.
"Stay put Banzai," their leader said.
"I can't help it Shenzi. I'm so hungry," Banzai said as his stomach growled to show he really felt.
The zebra shot up its head as if it sensed someone or something nearby. The grass rustled near the zebra and the zebra ran for it as it was being chased. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, another hyena in the pack, ran after their prey.
As they were running after their meal, something gray jumped out from the grass and sunk its claws into the zebra's flesh. The zebra squealed in pain as it tumbled on the ground with the creature on top of it.
Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed halted as they watched the battle for survival and food happening right in their eyes. Shenzi ran towards the trashing zebra and grabbed it by the neck while the other predator took hold of its legs.
The zebra's muscles relaxed as its whole body grew limp. Shenzi let go of the zebra's neck and turned her attention to Banzai and Ed. "Dinner is served boys!"
Before the two could get to the zebra, a hyena jumped in front of the zebra, blocking their path. Banzai and Ed skidded to a halt. The hyena growled at them as it turned its attention to Shenzi. Shenzi got into attack mode as she growled at the female hyena in front of her.
The hyena had a much lighter coat than Shenzi's. She had black eyes and a tuft of black hair on her head. "Get away from my meal."
"Beat it," Shenzi snapped, "we found it first."
"Grr," the female growled.
At the same time, Banzai's stomach growled. He sighed, "girls," he spoke as he walked up in front pf them, "let's share shall we." He had no intention of sharing with the other hyena but he so hungry he wanted to eat.
Shenzi and the hyena looked at him. The hyena's eyes lit up as she looked at Banzai. She had seen him a few times a long, long time ago. "Banzai?" she said his name.
Banzai looked at her, puzzled. "Yeah, why?" he asked.
"Don't you remember me?" she asked as she strutted close to him. Their black noses almost touched, "when we were young?"
Banzai shook his head as he continued to look at her.
"Maybe this might jog your memory," she said as she jumped at him. The two rolled on the ground and she wound up on top of him. Banzai tried to get away from her but she had him really pinned. "What about now?"
"Zina?" Banzai asked as she finally got off of him.
"Uh-huh," she nodded as Banzai got up from the ground.
Oh no Banzai thought as he finally remembered. They were cubs when they had met one another and before Banzai had met Shenzi and Ed. This hyena, Zina, was so annoying. She always bothered him by jumping around him in circles, playing with his tail, pinning him to the ground, and dragging him by the tail too. When he had grown and met Shenzi and Ed, he hoped that he would never see Zina again. Now, it was torture. "Hey," he said with false excitement, "how have you been?" Not that he was interested or anything.
Zina gave him a smile. "Better now that I met you again. I thought I was never going to see you."
I wish that was true Banzai thought.
Suddenly Zina slowly walked up to him and brushed the side of her body with his.
Shenzi raised an eyebrow and looked at her with disgust. What the heck is this? she thought. Get away from him!
"Come on," Zina said as she grabbed Banzai's tail with her teeth, "let's catch up on our lost childhood days."
"Oh nu-uh," Shenzi suddenly spoke up as she walked over at Zina and swatted Banzai's tail from her mouth.
"Ow-uh," Banzai said as he turned his body away from them.
"Banzai stays with us," Shenzi said as she stomped her front paw on the ground.
Zina straightened her back and a smile formed on her lips. "Who are you? His girlfriend?" Zina asked as he growled the last word.
Shenzi gasped when Zina mentioned that. "N-no," she stuttered as she shook her head.
"Well," Zina said, "Banzai and I have been friends before and after we were born and we still are!"
From behind Zina, Banzai waved was frantically shaking his head. He waved his paws in the air to get Shenzi's attention to tell her that Zina was just a crazy hyena and that none of this was true. Shenzi was not paying attention to him to him for her eyes were focused only on Zina.
Then, Zina turned her back on Shenzi and walked back to Banzai with a smile on her face. "Come on honey," she said as she brushed her tail on his chest, "let's go and have some fun."
Banzai nervously gulped as he stood his ground. Zina grabbed him by the tail and pulled him away from Shenzi and Ed.
Shenzi glared at them, mostly at Zina. How dare she take Banzai away from her like that? That hyena had something more on her mind than friendship. Who cared about her, but how dared Banzai never told her and Ed about this hyena? Shenzi was seething as she walked away from the zebra's corpse.
Ed turned his head and saw her walking away. He looked at the zebra and his tongue rolled out of his mouth followed by some drool. He jumped at the zebra and began to feast on it.