Unrecognized

~~'What do they see?'~~

A man and woman in dark gray hoods stand in the heart of a field.

Woman: "You've done your part."

Man: "You have little confidence in me."

The Woman's eyes glow like the lanterns that light the city. "I have no confidence in you."

Then the two walked in oppisite directions and dissapeared.


Claudus walked through the busy streets of the city with a cloaked Tygra trailing behind him. He smirked when he remebered his son's expression after he had told him about the teachings and education needed to become a king.

"But why?" he had whined.

"Even the noble's children get an education"

"I'm not a noble's son." Tygra grumbled.

The king stopped when he came to an old building made of stone. Tygra, a few yards back did the same. Claudus then motioned for the tiger to follow. When Tygra caught up, "I don't know why I have to go especially since I have to stay covered."

"It's for your own good, and plus you might make a few friends." Claudus beamed at his son, hoping it would calm his nerves. Then a puma with long white hair greeted them.

"My king" she bowed, "I take this is your son, Tygra?" Her light blue eyes turned to Tygra, who stared back.

"Yes this is Tygra" Claudus smiled and pushed Tygra aside. "and I hope that none of you look down on him" his whisper caused the puma to shiver.

"Yes of course." she nodded before leading Tygra away.

'Good luck my son.' Claudus prayed.

...In The Building...

Tygra was lead through endless and remarkable hallways by Isabella. He sighed; once the other students saw him they would outcast him just like their parents.

"Don't worry, I don't judge" the pretty puma said while flipping through dusty old pages.

"How di-"

"It's written all over your face Tygra." she said still not looking at him.

Tygra shrugged her creepy telepathy off, and thought about how to prove himself worthy of being king. 'I'll have to show the queen that I am capable.' But then Calix came to mind; he felt ashamed that he hadn't kept his promise to her, but her family would've ran him off their land. To them and many others he was also considered stray. When they stopped in a courtyard Tygra saw the other students, each practicing methods of fighting while some were practicing sorcery.

"Go on my prince." he looked up to her kind and thoughtful face. He walked to the center and had every pair of eyes on him.

"Who are you?" a black panther with a heavy African accent called.

"Tygra."

"No not yo name stupid, WHAT are you?" he put a bamboo staff to his side and instantly a row of three red clawed necklace appeared.

Tygra's eyes closed and he pulled his hood down followed by many gasps and whispers.

"I see, a tiger." The panther reasoned, "Are you as ferocious as your name?" he bent to a fight stance. The other cats backed away allowing room. "Fight! Fight! Fight!" they egged on in unison.

"I'm not here to fight." Tygra didn't expect a fight challenge.

"So wait" both Tygra and the leopard looked to the crowd and saw a lion with a dark spiky Mohawk dressed in black waist wrap, "The tiger proves the rumors true, they are cowards with no back bone or spine." He began to stalk around Tygra and give disgusted looks, "Your kind is nothing, so why would you be here?"

Tygra mumbled an answer.

"What was that tiger?" the lion cupped his ear and smirked when the tiger didn't respond. "Ha! Thought so." he fixed himself then kicked sand at Tygra. "Worthless scum..." he turned and walked away.

"I'm here because" the lion stopped. "I BELONG here." he turned to the tiger, mouth open. "You may be rich and get better education, better clothing and better food but I know more and seen more than all of you combined!" The lion held his hand out; pushed his legs together and his eyes began to glow a violet.

"We'll see about that, tiger." a devilish grin appeared on his face. Tygra's golden eyes widened when he saw a dark purple aura form around the lion. "Get ready, tiger." He shot at Tygra clenching his fist tightly while hatred burned in his eyes.

Tygra didn't even blink before he flew to the west wall, leaving a crater from the force. His vision was blurred and blood dripped from bottom lip, 'T-this is w-worse'. Tygra was pulled up by his tunic fold and his blurry eyes traveled up to see the lion's face. "Don't under mind me." then he dropped Tygra and walked away.

(Flash Forward)

Leira dabbed cloth in strong whisky and patted it on her son's face.

"Owwww!" he slapped her hand away.

"Well it wouldn't hurt so much if you stayed still!" she scolded then sighed "Now, sit still" After she cleansed his wounds and bandaged them, she thought that it was the best time to ask, "What happened-and you better tell me."

He closed his eyes and looked away. She sighed and went to sit next to him, "You have to tell me, I'm your mother"

"That's not what Tygra said."

"You listened to Tygra again? I am you-"

"No, he said you weren't his real mother, is that true?" he looked up to her, his blue-green eyes wide.

She smiled "You can go now, your wounds are cleaned."

...(Present)...

Deitous grunted as he scooped up the tiger, then nodded a thank you to Isabella. 'The kid's screwed and just for having stripes.' He threw a maroon cloak on the boy and walked back to the palace. Once he arrived he laid the prince on the Thundercat sigma in front of the thrones.

Tygra swallowed and bit back cries of pain when he pushed his right arm back into its socket.

"You are a strong one aren't you?" he looked up and saw the queen in her night gown. "There are not many men or better yet, boys who can replace their shoulders and not cry or scream."

"Since I was alone most of the time, I had to take care of myself" Tygra turned back to the marble floor.

"That's your sob story isn't it?"

"What?"

"You think that if you just tell my husband that story he'll open his arms for you? Well your wrong, runt!" she leaned in and her normal emerald eyes were dark and menacing. "You will never fool me with that story."

Tygra bit his lip and stood up, "What do you think I'm hiding? You think that I wanted this? No! I never did; where ever I go people whisper and stare at me as if I'm some sort of freak! And if you or your husband didn't want me here then why don't ya'll just leave me for dead!"

Leira slapped him, "How dare you speak to me like that!"

"Neither you nor the city want me here and I'm just, as what you would call, 'a defenseless child' So just throw me out, I'm tired of trying and fighting and you'll be happy while I'll go back to my life" he looked back to the queen and with his eyes told her, 'Just do it'


"I deserve to be king!" he yelled at the top of his lungs, "I may not be your son but I'm blood!"

"Lower your voice" Deitous hissed.

"Yes you may be blood, Xynol, but I did not choose you to be my heir."

"Sorry for wasting your time my king" the panther bowed and pulled Xynol out of the room.

"Hmmm."

"What is it Deitous?" Claudus asked.

"It's strange how the panther is Xynol's servant yet he is allowed to be present in a private matter." the snow leopard turned to his king.

"Yes it is, but I hope he never finds out who my true heir is."

Deitous said what was both on their minds "He saw Tygra as a stray and nothing more, not even the boy chosen over him as the heir."

~~They only see my stripes...~~


~ All my life ~

By: Bush

Watch your back as life comes over you
Choose your weapon before you have to
You dissapear in a sea of danger
If you're going, baby go faster

I've seen you dance
I've seen you dance through the radio
For gold
You're going for gold again

All my life
I have waited for this moment
All my life, tonight
Tonight

Touch the sky because now we are weightless
Floating out into empty spaces
We are faceless, we are soldiers
We believe what you told us

I've seen you dance
I've seen you dance through the radio

All my life
I have waited for this moment
All my life, tonight
(Feelings don't die)
All my life
I have waited for this moment
All my life, tonight
(Ocean-sized)

And I lose myself in you
And I lose myself in you

All my life
I have waited for this moment
All my life tonight
(Feelings won't die)
We're running out of time
We've got to get this right
Here we are, here we are tonight
(Ocean-sized)

All my life, tonight
(Ocean-sized)
All my life, tonight
(Ocean-sized)