Wind buffeted her fur as Shenzi crept through the piles of bones and sleeping hyenas. She was as quiet as possible, and when one hyena moved in their sleep, Shenzi hid. But no one found her.
When she reached Banzai, he was sleeping soundly next to his mother.
"Banzai! Banzai!" Shenzi hissed. Banzai furrowed his eyebrows and kicked his legs before snoring. Shenzi rolled her eyes. "Banzai! Banzai, wake up, you old hog!" She started to throw small bones at him. They hit him and he shook his head, his eyes barely open. Shenzi threw another bone at him and it hit Banzai on the bridge of the nose. He jumped to his paws.
"Dang it, Shenzi, I-" he snapped, but Shenzi cut him off.
"Shh! Don't wake up anyone else!" Shenzi spat. Banzai sat down.
"What do you want at so late at night?" Banzai asked, irritancy flaring in his voice. Shenzi looked around to see if anyone was watching then walked closer to Banzai.
"I was thinking about going to the Pridelands! I was wondering if you and Ed wanted to come with." Shenzi grinned. Banzai gasped and took a step back, a surprised look on his face.
"Shenzi, you can't! It's strictly against the rules! Plus, we'll get killed!" Banzai wailed in a hushed whisper. Shenzi turned away.
"Okay, fine, I'll just go by myself," Shenzi sneered, "because someone is too afraid to go." Banzai flattened his ears to his head and growled.
"I'm am not afraid! It's just that…" his voice trailed off, and he shook his head. "…you're crazy if you think I'm going to lay down on this one." He scurried up to Shenzi and flashed his teeth at her. "But don't say I didn't warn you!" "Let's go get Ed," Shenzi barked. The two pups scrambled over to Ed who was sleeping not too far away. He was lying on his belly, then started to laugh. He rolled over and kicked the air, laughing insanely. His tongue lolled. Shenzi prodded his side and he opened his eyes. "Come on, Ed! We're going to the Pridelands!" Ed leapt to his paws and started to laugh, but Banzai shot him a warning look.
"Shut up, stupid!" He snapped. Ed grimaced.
"Hush up, you two! Now come on! We've got to go!" Shenzi growled. She, Banzai and Ed scurried over to the border of the Pridelands and Elephant Graveyard, unsure of what would happen to them.