Anana Banana

By corset-rebellion-follower

Disclaimer: I don't own TLK

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Chapter 4- Bones of the Past

A scream echoed out from Pride Rock and across the Pride Lands.

"What is going on in there?" Nala asked irately.

"Daddy, Pumbaa, and Timon are discussing something," Kiara answered.

"I'd bet my life that it's about me," I said.

"Is that a serious bet?" Kovu asked, winking at me and flashing his white, sharp teeth. I hit his paw.

"Get your dinner somewhere else, Toothy." I walked toward the mouth of the cave. It couldn't hurt to listen a little. It's probably about me, anyway. I snuck into the cave as far as I could and hid behind a rock, listening intently.

"How could you even suggest such a thing? She'll probably take Hakuna Matata and stomp it into the ground!" Timon yelled.

"Timon, you're exaggerating. And give Anana a break. She's really nice," Simba defended. My heart swelled with pride. Even though Simba didn't know I heard him, it still meant a lot.

"Simba's right, we should give her a chance," Pumbaa agreed.

I was filled with hope, and then Timon crushed that into little pieces of dust.

"Yeah, good luck trying to sell that! She's a demon! The hyenas probably sent her to get me!"

"That's where you're wrong. I'd never help the hyenas. Jaguars, cheetahs, maybe, but not hyenas," I said, stepping out from behind the rock and putting my paws on my hips.

"You SEE? She's evil! How long were you listening in on us? Huh?" Timon asked.

"Timon, relax. We are talking about her, she has a right to know," Pumbaa said.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"Well, Timon and Pumbaa live in this really great place, and I think it might be good for you if you go see it," Simba explained.

"Oh. So you want to get rid of me."

"No, no! I just think it'll be good for you to get out of the savannah and see something other than grass and trees," he said.

"Well, although I am a fan of grass and trees, I am looking to broaden my horizons. What kind of place are we talkin' about?" I asked.

"It's a jungle oasis with waterfalls, and lots of shade, and no predators," Pumbaa said. I couldn't help but be impressed by the description.

"NO, I ABSOLUTELY WON'T DO IT!" Timon screamed.

I covered my ears. "You don't have to shout," I said impatiently.

"Stay out of this! This is between me, Pumbaa, and Simba!" Timon said.

"Come on Timon, she hasn't seen anything but grasslands for the past three months. The oasis would be good for Anana," Simba insisted.

"No way! There is no way I'm letting her ruin Hakuna Matata!" Timon yelled.

"What's Hakuna Matata?"

"It means 'no worries'," Simba explained.

"No worries? Sounds great!"

"It is, and I'm not going to let you mess it up!" Timon said. I crossed my arms over my chest.

"And since when do you get final judgment? Simba should, he is King after all."

"Well, it's my oasis, and I'm not letting you wreck it!" he shouted.

"I wouldn't wreck it! What would I do? Set it on fire?" I asked, my voice rising.

"Probably! There is no way I'm letting you anywhere near my Hakuna Matata, Anana Banana!"

That's when I slapped Timon across the face. "I told you not to call me that!"

"You see! She slapped me!" he said, massaging his cheek.

"Well you deserved it!" I yelled.

"Both of you, stop it! Timon, Anana should at least go up to the oasis and meet your colony, and if…"

I cut Simba off. "Wait, colony? There's more of you?" I asked nervously. The idea of a colony… let's just say I didn't like it.

"Of course there are. Did you think I just appeared out of nowhere, and didn't have any family?" Timon asked.

"NO, I just thought you were a rogue. You know, since you were hanging out with a warthog and a pride of lions…" I drifted off.

"What? Do you have a problem with living around others? That would explain so much for me," Timon jeered.

I clenched my teeth. "No, I don't have a problem with it, I…" I lowered the pressure on my jaws. "I just don't think it's a great idea." I walked out of the cave. I held my head high, I was not going to let Timon think he got to me. Once I was on the grasslands, I started running, as fast as I could, away from Pride Rock. There was no way that Simba was going to stick me somewhere I don't know with Timon. Pumbaa was very nice and polite to me, but I just didn't know him well enough yet.

I finally stopped running and sat down, leaning up against the first solid object I could find. Then I realized where I was.

I was in an elephant graveyard.

This better not be a revenge joke by Tunica and her crazy elephant friends. I didn't move in fear of waking up any ghosts, or worse. Who knew what kind of animals lived here? Eventually I sunk to the ground and just sat. Doing nothing. I stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity. The sun was sinking low in the sky before anything changed.

I heard a twig snap, and the sound of steady breathing. My eyes got wide and I hugged my knees to my chest. One word was going through my mind.

Hyenas.

The rattling of bones, and I could hear footsteps getting louder and louder. I was gonna die. I just knew it. A paw clamped down on my shoulder. I screamed.

"Whoa, relax, it's me!" I looked to the voice. It was Timon.

I wrenched his paw off me. "What do you think you were doing?!? I thought you were a hyena!" I yelled. He covered my mouth.

"If you don't shut up, I can tell you it won't be me swallowing you whole."

"Wait… there really are hyenas here?" I asked.

"Yeah, and the don't get three square meals a day, either. Let's just get out of here as quickly and quietly as…"

"Aww, leaving so soon?"

We looked up. A hyena was grinning down at us.

"We were just gonna start cookin' dinner. It would be a shame if you would miss it." Timon chuckled nervously.

"Um, yes, well, we are very late for an appointment, so we'll just be on our way," he said, backing up and pulling me with him. We hit into something. Slowly, we turned around. Enter hyena number two.

"But it would be so rude for them to leave, wouldn't it, Shenzi?" he asked.

"It would, Banzai. Don't you agree, Ed?" A third hyena just started laughing like an idiot.

"I thought so."

They started circling us, like a python squeezing their prey.

"Timon, what do we do?" I whispered.

"We have three choices. We could run, scream, or play dead," he murmured back. Our eyes met for a split second before we both took off running.

"Where are we running to?" I asked.

"Good question. Let me ask you one. What has razor sharp teeth, a mane, and won't eat us for breakfast?" The hyenas were gaining on us, the clattering of bones was getting louder and louder. We had to stop short. A tall, canyon wall was before us. Insane laughter. We swiftly turned around. The hyenas were closing in on us.

"Well, wasn't that great pre-dinner exercise? I think I'm even hungrier than before," Shenzi said, smiling evilly at us.

"Now what?" I asked desperately. Timon looked around anxiously for a way out.

"What I'll never suggest we do ever again… dig as if your life depended on it!"

"It does!"

"WHATEVER!"

I started digging as fast as I could. I dug the tunnel far down, and then went back up at an angle. I popped up behind the hyenas. "Hey! There's one of 'em!" I got out of the hole and rocketed out of there as fast as I could. There was still no sign of Timon.

I hit straight into another wall, hyenas surrounding. First reaction: "TIMON! HELP!" A paw grabbed my wrist and pulled me up onto a ledge. It was Timon. "Where did you…"

He cut me off. "No time, let's go!" We climbed up the ledges as fast as we could. And as luck would have it, I slipped and lost my footing. One of the hyenas almost clipped off my foot, but Timon pulled me back up.

"You just can't keep yourself from nearly being killed, can you?" he asked in vain.

We scrambled up onto the next highest ledge, too far for the hyenas to jump. I stuck my tongue out at them and Timon made a face. Then we finished climbing the wall and out of the graveyard. We were both breathing heavily, and dirt and sweat covered us from digging and running.

"Nice going, Anana Banana! You nearly got yourself killed! You were really lucky I was there," Timon said.

"Wow…"

I looked down back into the graveyard the hyenas were leaving, looking very disgruntled.

"I know, I know, I'm brave and all that other stuff for coming to help, but…"

"What a RUSH! Can we do that again?" I asked joyfully.

Timon's jaw dropped. "Excuse me?" Then Simba, Nala, Kiara, Kovu, and Pumbaa rushed up to us.

"Are you both alright?" Kiara asked.

"I'm great! I don't think I've ever had that much fun!" I exclaimed.

Timon's left eye twitched. "Are you CRAZY? You nearly got eaten!" he yelled. I shrugged.

"Ok, you know, I think we shouldn't take the chance of you guys getting into anymore trouble. Timon, Pumbaa, you should probably take Anana with you back to the oasis," Simba said.

"As long as it's ok with Anana," Nala added.

"I…"

I looked at Simba. He was smiling at me, but I could tell he was worried. I sighed. "Alright. I'll go."

"Oh, this is just wonderful! First hyenas, now I have to drag Anana Banana all the way back to the oasis," Timon whined. This comment earned him a black eye, courtesy of me.

A/N: Wow, two chapters in one night! And it's not the middle of the night! So, did I deliver a long chapter, as promised? Was it good? Tell me in reviews! REVIEWS, I SAY! Anyway, I don't know if meerkats have hands or paws, so I just typed hands. Hope you all loved this! And thanks to jla2snoopy and bean15 for being EXTREMELY FAITHFUL REVIEWERS! You see, people? You review and you get famous 'cause you're written in one of my stories! It isn't that hard, either! Just push the purplish-blue colored 'go' button next to the 'Submit review' bar every time you read a chapter, and I know because i personally read all my reviews! So get clickin'! Holla!