This is Home
Concept and initial idea by: Jemmicins
Ideas by: Lauren
Characters by: Disney Studios
Prolouge
"The story I'm about to tell you is real, it happened a while back, but not too long ago" a voice echoed "I was six months old when I met my best friends, but I'm afraid they won't be able to help me tell this story". The echoing voice came into a crystal clear ring, the voice still somber, but there. Finally the vast darkness opened up to reveal a fully-grown Grizzly bear, sitting upon a rock looking out onto the horizon. "My name is Kenai and this is the story of my two friends and me".
It was the beginning of a cool spring in the land known as Utopia, animals and nature coexisted together, nothing corrupt was ever thought to have happened, but in the years' coming things would change dramatically. This year would be one none of the animals in the vast valley would ever forget. The year a bear, deer and lion became friends. Before this story is told you must know something of significant importance, each animal kept to its own kind. The animals would acknowledge each other's presence, but other than that they kept to themselves. That is how the story begins, with one small act of disobedience.
Spring had sprung; the animals in the forest were emerging from their six month hibernation, while others in the area had been awake for quite a while. That year a mother bear had given birth to one cub, she named him Kenai. Kenai's mother had never recovered fully from giving birth to her son, but she never wanted him to let on. In spite of herself, she and her cub emerged from their den. "C'mon Mom, I want to see all the neat things you've told me about!" Kenai cried running out of the den. "I'm on my way, sweetie" she called walking slowly out of the den. She looked at her young son who had perched himself up on a log, his tan but slightly tinged brown fur gleamed in the sunlight, she giggled, "Now what are you doing up there?" Kenai laughed, "One day I'll be king of the forest and each animal will know to stay out of my way!" Kenai's mother gently cuffed her cub and let him slide onto her back, "What have I told you? There are no rulers in our land, but I'm sure you would make one of the best I've ever seen" she said as Kenai rubbed his muzzle into her hump.
Kenai stretched out on his mother's back, "So where are we going first? The Crystal Lake of Pine-berry, the meadow or maybe even the Mountains of Salu?" his voice full of excitement. "Now there will be plenty of time for you to adventure Kenai, but I must teach all the ways of the forest first" his mother said as she continued walking. "Today is turning out to be one of the worst I've ever had" Kenai frowned and slid off his mother's back. Knowing her time was very short Kenai's mother began teaching him the ways of the forest, she taught him how to catch his own food, but he still begged for her milk; she happily obliged. After two weeks of teaching her cub everything she knew, her signs of demise became obvious and did not go unnoticed by Kenai. One day when they were down by the Crystal Lake, Kenai noticed his mother slump into the water; she had been trying to catch a fish and he was helping. "Mom? Are you okay?" he asked slightly pulling on her ear. She blinked tiredly at her son, "Yes, I'll be fine". Kenai nodded in confusion, he had seen other cubs with their mothers, why was his acting oddly. Suddenly something sliver and shiny flashed in front of him, with lightning quick reflex, Kenai grabbed the fish and took it to shore. His mother was a bit surprised, but smiled. Her son was a quick learner, that gave her the utmost confidence that he would be okay once she was gone.
End.