Adventures of Dr. Whooves: Pride Lands Mayhem!
A/N: (Sunrise Blossom enters the writers studio and finds Dede42 fast asleep on the couch with a box of tissues and Dr. Hooves is by the computer.)
Sunrise Blossom: Uh oh.
Dr. Hooves: Yes, as you can see that this problem is getting a tab out of control. She did read the recent review and she can understand why Roleplayer48 reacted the way he did. Dede42 was up late doing some updating the chapters for Pride Lands Mayhem! So there is some more Timon and Pumbaa in them, and I did remind her that she needs to write what she enjoys and that she can't please every pony or person in this case. Also, she does have something plan for the Great Mouse Detective after she finishes with Zootopia.
Sunrise Blossom: (looks at the camera) Well, things are well in hoof, or hand for the most part.
Dr. Hooves: Exactly. When Dede42 gets up from her nap, she'll go back to working on her Zootopia story and then she'll start on the one involving our favorite mouse detective, which might include a circus mystery with animals disappearing or something like that. No deaths, she can promise that.
Dede42: (briefly wakes up) Butterflies! Pretty butterflies! (falls back to sleep)
Dr. Hooves and Sunrise Blossom: (sweat drops) Oh dear.
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CHAPTER TWO: NEW ARRIVALS
Out in the Outlands, a clan of hyenas lead by Janja, were awaken when there was loud boom, and Janja was the first to see a cloud of smoke rising out of the desert region near the volcano. He also saw the objects falling from the skies and toward the ground, causing more explosions, and this woke up the other hyenas.
"What's going on, Janja?" Chungu asked, yawning. "What's with all the noise?"
"I don't know, but we're going to figure it out," said Janja and when they began complaining, he growled at them, and they all headed for the volcano and the continued explosions.
When the hyenas finally reached the base of the volcano, the objects had stopped falling, and they found that the objects had landed in a large circle. There was a hundred large white pods half-buried in the ground and they were glowing softly.
"What are those things?" Tano asked quietly as the clan cautiously made their way down the slope to reach the circle. "Are they edible?"
"I don't know," Janja admitted, "but whatever they are, they're ours now." He moved until he was a few inches from one of the pods. Picking up a stick with his teeth, he carefully poked the pod. He jumped back when the pod started glowing more brightly, flashing the colors blue, green, purple, and red.
The light show went on for several seconds that seemed to last much longer, and then the pod stopped glowing. With a clicking sound, a line appeared and the top of the pod split open and slid down, and a beam of white light shot out of the pod. A figure rose out of the pod, floated out of the light, which disappeared, and landed on the ground before the stunned hyenas.
The figure was tall, graceful-looking, with pale purple skin, large pink eyes, antenna growing from its' forehead, long white hair, and it wore a white gown inlaid with blue/green thread. The figure approached Janja, who was debating whether to run or fight, was surprised when the figure smiled and spoke in a musical voice.
"Greetings, Janja, son of Banzai," it said. "I am Selenite of the Petalite race from the planet Pearl."
"How do you know my name?" Janja asked suspiciously. "And how do you know my dad?"
"My people and your ancestors were once allies," Selenite explained. "Back when they ruled the Pride Lands and before the lion pride forced them out with some allies from a different realm."
Janja was surprised to hear this strange creature call about his family history and yet he knew that she was right. Long before the first lion ruled the Pride Lands as king, the hyenas had ruled the land with an iron paw, and the leader of the hyenas had been his ancestor Iron Soul, and when the lion pride arrived from a distant land, the hyenas had tried to force them to bow.
However, the lions had called upon allies that weren't from Africa, and the resulting battle had forced the hyenas to flee the Pride Lands and take refuge in the Outlands, where they've been living ever since, minus the time that they had regain control of the Pride Lands when Scar murdered his own brother to become king.
"If what you say is true, then where have you been all this time?" Janja demanded angrily. "It's been centuries since my ancestors were forced out of the Pride Lands by those blasted lions, and where were you?!"
"My people have been confined to Pearl by a powerful force and we have only recently been able to free ourselves," Selenite replied with a sad expression. "As you said, it has been centuries, but we are here now to help you take back what is rightfully yours, and we can reclaim what we have lost as well."
"And what's that?" Nine asked, speaking up before Janja could say anything and cringed when he got growled at.
"Before we were trapped on our own world, the Petalites ruled a grand empire of which the Pride Lands were once a part of," Selenite explained. "And we drew our power from from a type of crystal that is abundant. However, we do not have enough of these crystals, and if you let us help you take back the Pride Lands, Janja, we can have the crystals once again."
Janja considered the request, and made a decision. "We've got a deal," he agreed and they shook on it. "So, how are we going to take back the Pride Lands?"
Selenite smiled. "I have a plan…"
Several days later, there was a trumpeting sound and the TARDIS appeared under a large tree. Once the light on the top stopped flashing, Dr. Whooves exited the time machine with Derpy at his side, and he locked the door while she looked around at the wide-open space.
"Wow, so much open space," Derpy commented, awed by the sight. "So, where in Africa are we?"
Dr. Whooves took a scan with his sonic screwdriver and checked the readings. "We're in the Pride Lands, and there seems to be some strange energy readings," he announced, frowning. "They seem familiar, odd…"
"Doc, can we explore before we get those crystals?" Derpy asked eagerly, pulling the Time Lord from his thoughts.
"Huh? Oh, oh of course we can," Dr. Whooves agreed. "In fact, we should visit Pride Rock first," he added, nodding to a large rock foundation in the distance. "That is where the lion pride live and we can meet their king."
"Uh, are you sure we should go near lions?" Derpy asked uncertainly as they started toward Pride Rock. "I mean, they eat meat."
"Don't worry, Miss Derpy," Dr. Whooves said reassuringly. "The lions are ruled by a just and loyal king, who has been friends with the Time Lords for centuries, and they are also friends with Princess Celestia. So there is nothing to worry about." He was, however, startled when a red/black beetle scurried out of the grass, being chased by a meerkat and a warthog. "Oh my!"
Timon, who'd been about to pounce on the beetle, suddenly stopped and ended up getting flatten by Pumbaa, who didn't stop in time. "Pumbaa get your rear end off of me!"
"Oh, sorry," said the warthog, quickly getting off his friend.
The meerkat got up and dusted himself off before facing the two ponies. "Who or what are you two?" he inquired.
"My name is Dr. Whooves and this is my friend Derpy," said Dr. Whooves. "We're from Equestria and are here to-"
"Equestria?!" Pumbaa exclaimed. "Then do you both know Sunrise Blossom?"
"Er, yes, yes we do," the Time Lord confirmed, taken aback.
The warthog looked at the meerkat eagerly. "You hear that, Timon? They know Sunrise Blossom!"
"I heard, Pumbaa," said Timon, shooting his friend a look before returning his attention to the two ponies. "We met Sunrise Blossom a while back and if you know her, then you know how she's doing?"
"Oh yes," said Derpy. "She runs the Apothecary in Ponyville and she's really nice and friendly."
Timon would've asked more questions when a lion cub with light golden pelt, paler golden paws, underbelly, and muzzle, pale red spots on the back of his legs, bright red head tuff and tail tip, and orange/brown eyes. On his left shoulder was an orange/red mark shaped like a roaring lion head. "Halt!" he commanded and four more creatures appeared out of the tall grass.
There was a Honey Badger with gray-blue fur all over, with a darker patch across his belly. He had muscular forelegs and a round face. His claws were more of a more dark royal blue color. His eyes were a very dark blue, with thick black eyebrows. His inner ears were pink, and his nose was dark magenta. Three slightly darker freckles were on either side of his face. And on his left shoulder was a pale blue mark, which was also shaped like a roaring lion head.
There was a cheetah with soft, vivid yellow fur, with many dark brown spots and markings all over her body. Her inner ears are light brown, rimmed with dark brown. Her muzzle, paws, and underbelly were a pale creamy yellow color, as was the fur encircling her eyes. Her eye color was a strong emerald green and she had black eye lashes. She was lithe and thin, with a light frame, large pointed ears, and a long tail that was tapered at the base. Her jaw is sharp and prominent. On her left shoulder was the roaring lion head, and it was imprinted in dark orange.
There was a hippo with a stout body with thick legs, dark gray-purple toenails, and three dark spots on his back. His body color was that of a neutral gray, he had a short tail. His head had a small tuft of black hair which stands upright. His snout was large, with two teeth protruding out from his upper lips. His eye color was blue, and on his left shoulder was the roaring lion head, and it was a grey-cream color.
There was an egret, which was a narrowly built bird with a very skinny pair of black legs that were striped with orange, which lead to a pair of orange claws. His upper body was compact, with pure white feathers across the main part of his body. Some pale orange and yellow feathers reached into the end of his wings and formed a band around his neck. He had a long, pointy orange beak and lavender circles across his large eyes. Atop his head, he sported a crest of five feathers of differing lengths, starting off with a light yellow at the bases and transitioning to a slightly dark tangerine orange near the tips. And on his left wing was the roaring lion head mark, and it was a silver/gray color.
"Eek!" Derpy yelped and tried to fly away, only to have the hippo step on her tail, and she flapped her wings helplessly. "They're gonna eat us!"
"Oh, do calm down, Miss Derpy," Dr. Whooves scolded and the pegasus reluctantly landed on the ground and the hippo removed his foot. "Thank you." He turned to the lion cub, who was eying the two of them with a suspicious, but curious, look. "Hello, I take it you must the Lion Guard," he guessed and the five animals were clearly surprised. "Yes, yes, you must be since you each have the Mark of the Guard on your shoulders."
"How do you know about the Lion Guard?" the lion cub inquired of the pony. "You're not from the Pride Lands. Who are you?"
"My name is Dr. Whooves and this is my friend, Derpy," said Dr. Whooves with a nod of his head. "No, we're not from around here. In fact, we're from a realm known as Equestria and are here to get some crystals. And you are?" he asked politely.
Before the lion cub could answer, the honey badger, who been talking with Timon and Pumbaa when they protested, spoke up. "Wait, Uncle Timon, are you sure that they are from the same place as your friend Sunrise Blossom?" he asked.
"Yes, Bunga, they were just confirming that they're from Equestria," Timon confirmed. "And I can assure you all that they are friends, not enemies, for any friends of Sunrise Blossom are friends of ours. Right, Pumbaa?"
"Right," Pumbaa agreed. "Uh, you both are friends with Sunrise Blossom, right?" he asked the two ponies.
"Of course we are," Derpy responded brightly. "We're from Ponyville and everypony there are the best of friends to each other."
The lion cub looked between them and then spoke. "I am Kion, son of King Simba and Queen Nala," Kion informed them. "And the rest of the guard are my friends: Bunga, Fuli, Beshte, and Ono. You'll have to come with us to see my parents before you can find these crystals you need," he added. "There has been some strange events going on in the Pride Lands, and strangers arriving unexpectedly tend to be met with suspicions since the strange lights several nights ago. Even you know that, Timon."
Timon rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I know, I know."
Dr. Whooves' ear twitched at the words "strange lights". "Really, and what kind of lights were they?" he asked since that could mean a number of things, and not all of them were good.
"Do you know something about those lights?" Fuli inquired.
"I might, but that depends on the lights," Dr. Whooves replied. "Lead on, Kion, I have a feeling that I might be able to help, providing your father agrees."
'What a strange creature,' Kion thought as he, the guard, Timon, and Pumbaa, who were eagerly talking with the two ponies as they escorted them toward Pride Rock. He didn't know why, but there was something about the male pony that said he could trust him, and if he could help with the problems that'd started with the arrival of the strange lights, then maybe there was hope for the survival of the Pride Lands and the Circle of Life.
A/N: And that's a wrap for this chapter. Later! ;) R&R everyone!