The sun rose on over the Outlands, night giving way to a new day
As the rays of morning light spread, they soon reached Rooi's cave
"Ugh," the female hyena stirred as she awoke
"What hap..?"
She suddenly felt the calming nuzzle of another hyena against the side of her face
"Ed?" she said looking at her nuzzler "What are you doing here?"
"Ed...make sure R-Rooi...okay," Ed said
Rooi gasped once more as last night surprise zipped back through her mind
"Ed...You...You can talk?" she said
"Ed like Rooi," Ed said "Ed want to show Rooi, Ed can be good for Rooi. Be good mate,"
"Oh my," Rooi said taken back "Ed I..."
"Rooi no like Ed talk?" Ed said
"No, I do it's just...This is a lot to take in all at once," Rooi said "How about we talk about this more after some breakfast?"
"Yes, Ed hungry," Ed said
"Maybe we can work on your grammar a bit to," Rooi said
Meanwhile, back as Shenzi's elephant skull
The royal hyena and Banzai began to awake as well
"Good morning Shenzi," Banzai said
"Morning Banzai," Shenzi said
Yet as the duo awoke, they soon realized a certain something was missing
"Ed never came home?" Shenzi said looking around
"He didn't?" Banzai said starting to look as well "Oh no, you think something bad happened to him last night after he left? Oh why'd I'd have to make him upset?!"
"We should go ask the other hyenas if they've seen him," Shenzi said
"Ya," Banzai said as he followed out of there home
As they were out asking fellow clan hyenas, the duo noticed some things
They saw a female hyena nursing some pups that couldn't be more than a week old.
Then they saw a male hyena nuzzling the large belly of it's mate. Safe to assume she was expecting
And if that wasn't enough, when they came up to the cave of another member of the clan
"Sorry, queen Shenzi! I'm in the middle of something!" A male voice echoed out from the caves entrance
"Oh no," a female voice said "He's all in! YES!"
"Okay..." Shenzi and Banzai said awkwardly leaving, going to search more
"Wow, didn't think so much of the clan were..."
"Must be cause of the rain, they know we'll have plenty of food soon to provide for some youths. Unlike Scar's rule," Shenzi said
"But with all of them having children, shouldn't you...I mean,"
Banzai began to blush "I can't believe I'm asking this," he screamed in his mind
"Friends!" a voice called out
"Huh?" Shenzi and Banzai snapping out of their awkward conversation
The duo looked over to see Ed and Rooi
"Ed?" Banzai said "Did you just?"
"Ed talk now," Ed said
Shenzi and Banzai gsped
"No Ed," Rooi said "You say. Yes, I am able to talk now,"
"Oh, sorry Rooi," Ed said
"Say, Ed and I found a dead zebra near the river," Rooi said
"Zebra?" Shenzi and Banzai said
"River big now. Ed see many animals going to the Pridelands," Ed said
"Wow, the herds must be returning sooner than I expected," Shenzi said
"Maybe they heard news of Scar's defeat," Banzai said
"Well whatever the reason, it's a blessing to us. Lead the way Ed," Shenzi said
"Zebra!" Ed said happily
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