Prologue: A True Rarity

Sometimes, Once In A Blue Moon some say, are when things truly incredible happen… Even to those that are some of the most hated creatures in all of the Savanna. Yes, Hyenas are indeed very hated. But sometimes, a flower blossoms among them…

"Hey, toss it over here!" a young male lion cub shouted to a female hyena pup. The hyena giggled and tossed the armadillo shell over to her friend who bounced it back. "I gave you that lucky shot," she shouted back as she once again tossed it back to her friend. Just then a deep voice rumbled through the tall grass. "Kikuto," it called, "I need a word with you!" The hyena waved goodbye to her friend and ran off.

She expected to see her guardian, but instead another male was before her. He was slender and looked to be almost old, yet his eyes still shimmered dangerously with an evil glint in the shape of green orbs. His dark brown body loomed closer to Kikuto, his pitch-black mane adjusting its movement as he moved with skillful grace. "I expected you to be here, little one," he spoke in an almost purr. This was far from the voice Kikuto heard just minutes ago.

"W-who are you?" she asked. He chuckled, "Your new father…" Kikuto started to back up. The lion spoke again, "My, my you are beautiful. Come with me." And with that he started to walk off. She, however, just stood there. The lion turned around and picked Kikuto up by the scruff of her neck.

"Ah!" she screamed, and thrashed, trying to break free, "let me go! You can't do this!" The lion sort of growled but purred at the same time, and Kikuto's thrashing eventually slowed until she slipped into the blackness of unconsciousness as the lion lulled her to sleep.

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When she woke up, she was in a stranger place than the Pridelands. There was no grass. The floor was well, a stone floor, with an ominous green glow. There were some yellow cracks along the ground as cliffs of every shape and size surrounded her. Kikuto's bright blue eyes scanned her surroundings. Oddly enough, the same lion from before leaped down from one of the cliffs. Some of the geysers on the bottom of the ground erupted with steam, giving the lion's body a strange, dastardly shimmer… "Oh, you're awake," he smiled. For the first time, in the steam's light, Kikuto noticed a light pink scar run down his left eye. How could she not notice it before? It was plain in sight! Kikuto's ears bent back a little and she started to snarl.

"Oh yes, pardon my manners," he said, examining his claws, "everyone calls me Scar. I'm sure you can see why…" He then slithered away, disappearing without a trace. Suddenly Kikuto started to feel very lonely and cold. With her ears drooping, she curled up into a tight ball and silently cried….

She didn't know how long she was in that ball, but some time later, she started to feel a few nudges. Kikuto lifted her head up to see three others hyena pups. Her tear stained eyes and blurry vision faded away to see a few of the details. She knew that the one in the middle was indeed a female, like her, but the other two were male. The male on the left randomly burst into laughter. "Um..?" Kikuto mumbled as she sat up. "Is he…okay?"

"Yeah he's fine," the other male assured, "Ed's just… Odd." The female rolled her eyes and sighed, "Please excuse those two; He, of course is Ed," she said gesturing to the "odd" one, "this is Bonzai," she continued, gesturing, "and I'm Shenzi. Who're you?"

"K-kikuto…" Kikuto stuttered.

Well, that's the first part of my newest story. Now just a small note, The famous Hyena Trio will be slightly OOC for a number of reasons. These will be explained later. Alright, see ya'll next time! ^^